First reported by Island Echo

With just 4 weeks to go until Sandown's inaugural Fairweather Festival, organisers have made a surprise act announcement - pioneer of the bassline scene, Bassboy, will be performing on the Cabin in the Woods stage. Birmingham’s best kept secret has...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's Red Jet 6 has assisted in the rescue of a man overboard in the Solent this afternoon (Thursday). Shortly before 13:00 a single-manned RIB hit a big wave near to Bramble Bank, which threw the crewman out....

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has forced the closure of Middle Road near Carisbrooke this morning (Thursday). Emergency services are currently attending the incident on Calbourne Road - known locally as Middle Road - near to the junction with Alvington...

Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision on Forest Road near Newport tonight (Wednesday). 2 vehicles have collided near the junction with Betty Haunt Lane, resulting in 1 of the vehicles coming to rest in a hedge lining the...

A 66-year-old yachtsman in pain from a back and neck injury was rushed ashore by Cowes RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Tuesday). The man had been aboard the 30ft 'Connie' on the wind-swept Solent when he was struck hard by the...

Motorists have been put at risk of coming head-to-head with oncoming traffic following the theft of batteries from temporary traffic lights across the Island. Police are investigating reports that several dozen batteries have been stolen from numerous sites over the...

Fire crews from Newport and Cowes are attending a cooker fire in the county town this evening (Saturday). 2 appliances were mobilised to a residential property at the junction of Banner Lane and Hunnyhill at just before 17:35. The occupants...

UPDATED: Police have established a cordon surrounding a family home in East Cowes this morning (Saturday).  Detectives from Newport CID are in attendance at the detached property on Osborne Heights, where investigations are underway. Response officers are keeping a scene guard....

UPDATED: A section of pavement on Arthur's Hill in Shanklin has been cordoned off by Police following an incident involving a cyclist earlier this afternoon (Friday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to the scene shortly...

Police are on the hunt for 2 men after a 22-year-old man was robbed in broad daylight in Shanklin last night (Thursday). Shortly after 18:30 the victim was chased by 2 men wearing balaclavas at the County Ground football pitch...