First reported by Island Echo

Wightlink have confirmed that a number of car ferry sailings to and from the Isle of Wight have been cancelled tomorrow (Saturday) due to staffing issues. A total of 8 crossings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route have been scrapped, resulting in...

UPDATED: Firefighters, paramedics and Police are attending a road traffic collision on Carpenters Road near St Helens tonight. A blue VW Polo has collided with a hedge and come to rest on the opposite side of the carriageway in the single...

Police are investigating an incident in which an 80-year-old Isle of Wight woman was conned out of £220 by suspected rogue traders from the mainland. 2 men were seen on Meadow Way in Sandown on Tuesday (25th July). The victim...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter belonging to the Commando Helicopter Force unexpectedly landed in Sandown last night (Tuesday) after the military giant developed a technical issue. Whilst on a normal night time training operation over the Isle of Wight, the 846...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's East Cowes to Southampton car ferry service is delayed by up to 2 hours this morning (Tuesday) due to a link span problem at the Southampton terminal. The 07:15 sailing from East Cowes arrived at the mainland...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision between a motorcyclist and a van on Parkhurst Road in Newport this lunchtime (Monday). The incident has taken place just outside St Mary's Hospital at the pedestrian crossing on the southbound...

PHOTO GALLERY: A motor cruiser that washed ashore and became wrecked on Sandown Beach last week has finally been removed. As first reported by Island Echo, the 'Barracuda III' left Hayling Island last Wednesday before motoring towards Sandown Bay. Although the...

UPDATED: The main road into St Helens has been closed for emergency carriageway repairs after the road began to crumble on Saturday evening. Following a significant downpour of rain at around dinnertime, the road resurface lifted and what has been...

Bembridge RNLI lifeboat was launched at the request of Solent Coastguard earlier this evening (Sunday) following the activation of an emergency signal. The All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was tasked at 18:40 to conduct an expanding box search to the south...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat launched to aid in the search for 2 sailors who had gone overboard from a yacht on the Solent this afternoon (Sunday). The volunteer crew were tasked by Solent Coastguard at 12:36 - for the first time...