First reported by Island Echo

Cowes RNLI have assisted an 18ft speedboat near Calshot tonight (Thursday) - the first shout for the volunteer crew in 6 weeks. Solent Coastguard tasked Cowes’ Atlantic-class lifeboat to the aid of the speedboat in the vicinity of Southampton Water at...

Police are warning businesses on the Isle of Wight to beware of a number of fake £50 notes which have been circulating locally. Officers have received 8 reports since the start of October at locations including Niton, East Cowes, Rookley,...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a motorbike fire on the driveway of a home in Binstead this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised to the scene on Maybrick Road at 07:00. 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using a...

UPDATED: More than 7 Police units are in attendance at Atherley Road in Shanklin tonight (Wednesday) following what is understood to be a robbery and assault. Officers have descended on the scene alongside paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision in Ventnor this lunchtime (Wednesday). Police and ambulance crews are on scene at Ocean View Road, close to the junction with the top of Grove Road, where a car has collided...

Bembridge RNLI launched to assist a 30ft sailing yacht with 3 crew and a dog onboard this afternoon (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the All Weather Lifeboat at just before 16:50 following reports that 'Anigh Falls' engine had...

UPDATED: Paramedics are attending to an elderly man who has been knocked off his mobility scooter in Lake this evening (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police were called to Newport Road near the junction with Lamborbey Road...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard last night (Saturday) to assist a 39ft sailing yacht with engine failure. The Tamar-class lifeboat ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ hit the water at around 21:40 and was...

Police have this afternoon (Friday) named the pedestrian who was killed in a collision on the outskirts of Ryde last month as 69-year-old Tony Piggott. Mr Piggott, of Treefields, was seriously injured during a collision involving an Audi A2 on...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and paramedics are all responding to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this evening (Wednesday). 1 appliances and the rescue tender from Newport are in attendance at...