First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: Police are understood to have arrested a 'young male' in Ventnor following a large emergency response to the town this afternoon (Monday). As many as 5 or 6 Police vehicles - including a local Dog Unit - raced into...

UPDATED: Police have erected a cordon around the Central convenience store in the heart of Ventnor this morning (Monday). Officers are investigating a burglary which has seen entry forced to the shop on Victoria Street overnight. It remains unclear as to what...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: HM Coastguard, the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and ambulance crews are all involved in an ongoing rescue operation in Ventnor this afternoon (Sunday). Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have been joined...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a small kitchen fire in Bembridge tonight (Saturday).  2 appliances from Bembridge and Ryde were called to the residential address on Egerton Road at just before 22:45. Island Echo understands...

Ryde Inshore Rescue came to the aid of a vessel aground on Ryde Sands earlier this afternoon (Saturday). The independent lifeboat service was tasked by Solent Coastguard to reports of a yacht in difficulty to the north of the Isle of...

The discovery of a man 'armed with a machete' in the kitchen of a family home in St Helens is thought to be the reason behind a large Police response to the village earlier today (Friday). Unconfirmed reports in to...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have erected a large cordon around an leaf-covered electricity pole that has caught fire in Colwell Bay this evening (Thursday). It is understood an overhead electricity cable has set light to the...

UPDATED: Police have arrested a man after tasering him '3 times' in the middle of Tesco's Express store in Wootton this afternoon (Thursday). According to witnesses, officers rushed into the High Street shop at around 15:30 before drawing their Taser....

UPDATED: Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are responding to a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist on Fairlee Road in Newport this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred at the junction with Halberry Lane. Police are on...

UPDATED: Police are issuing a warning about a rogue batch of ecstasy tablets currently circulating on the Isle of Wight after 2 teenagers were admitted to hospital last night (Tuesday). The tablets, which may contain ketamine or methamphetamine, have made people unwell including...