First reported by Island Echo

UPDATED: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of a number of driving offences after stealing a car - thought to belong to the his mother - in Ryde last night (Tuesday). The Vauxhall Mokka was stolen from Ryde...

UPDATED: Firefighters are in attendance on Shide Road in Newport this afternoon (Wednesday), where a kitchen fire has broke out in a semi-detached house. A pan on the stove has sparked 2 appliances from Newport to rush to the scene...

UPDATED: Fire crews from Newport and Ryde are attending a fire at Stotesbury's fish and chip shop in Newport this morning (Wednesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at 09:10 following reports of smoke issuing...

UPDATED: A power cut has hit Shanklin tonight (Tuesday), causing lights to dim across the East Wight. The initial outage hit around 90 postcode areas in the PO37 6 and PO37 7 areas at 21:50, but power was restored to...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a road traffic collision on Brading Downs this evening (Tuesday). The road has been closed in both directions as fire crews work...

Police are investigating an attempted break in at Boots in Sandown during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Officers have been conducting door to door enquiries with local residents and reviewing CCTV footage following the incident at around 00:00-01:00...

UPDATED: Police are conducting a search for the driver of a car that has crashed on Brading Downs tonight (Sunday). The small red hatchback has sustained substantial damage in the single-vehicle collision, which occurred just before 22:30. Island Echo understands...

Cowes Harbour Master came to the aid of a yacht that collided with a 'slow moving' Cowes Floating Bridge earlier this evening (Sunday). At around 17:45 the small yacht collided with the brand new but troubled vessel and became entangled...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a block of flats on Cowes Esplanade tonight (Friday), where 1 person has been rescued by firefighters.  The first firefighters on scene at Briary Court have entered the...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are attending a 2-car collision at the junction of Newport Road and Sandown Road in Lake tonight (Friday). Emergency services were alerted to the incident at just before 21:55. Part of the road has been coned...