First reported by Island Echo

UPDATE: Ryde Inshore Rescue have launched to the aid of a large yacht on the Solent this afternoon (Friday). The independent lifeboat station's crew hit the water at just gone 16:20 before making waves to a yacht with a currently unclear...

UPDATED: A crash involving at least 2 vehicles has resulted in the main Sandown to Newport road becoming blocked near to Sandown Airport this afternoon (Friday). A rapid response paramedic and several Police vehicles are currently in attendance at the scene...

UPDATED: Paramedics are attending to a cyclist who has been injured following a collision with a car on Beaper Shute in Ryde this morning (Friday). A red Nissan Micra has sustained heavy impact damage to the windscreen as a result of...

Cries for help heard coming from the sea off Gurnard prompted a response from Cowes RNLI and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team earlier this evening (Thursday). At just gone 17:30 Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Cowes lifeboat to reports...

UPDATED: Police are investigating a report that a 14-year-old boy was inappropriately touched over his clothing by a man he did not know in Newport yesterday (Wednesday). The teenager was on St James Street at around 15:40 when the assault happened....

2 anglers caught more than fish out on the Solent this evening (Wednesday), leading to Cowes RNLI lifeboat going to their rescue. The first unwelcome catch was weed in the engine of the 21ft 'Leona Dawn'; then, now without any...

A man has been led to safety by Coastguard officers in a remote part of the South Wight this evening (Wednesday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) were tasked to the area of Castlehavan near St Catherine's Point by Solent Coastguard...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that the Cowes Floating Bridge will be suspended during periods of low tide, for 2 hours immediately before each low tide throughout June. As reported by Island Echo yesterday (Tuesday), the brand new...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance was called into action this lunchtime (Wednesday) after a man fell from a height at a residential property in Apse Heath. At just gone 11:30 the life-saving helicopter - sporting its...

UPDATED: Police have seized what is thought to be 2 large swords that were being carried by a man on Coppins Bridge in Newport tonight (Tuesday). At around 22:15 officers detained the man and placed him into the back of a...