First reported by Island Echo

A Newport man has been arrested and bailed after damage was caused to a hotel in Ryde yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Police were called to reports that a man had caused damage to a hotel on Dover Street at around 16:00....

A lifeboat crew from Bembridge were tasked to the waters off Sandown earlier this afternoon (Saturday) to rescue a casualty aboard a cargo ship. Bembridge RNLI's All-weather lifeboat was first tasked to an anchored vessel off Sandown at around 15:30,...

The male driver of a Vauxhall Zafira is being checked over by paramedics following a car crash on Racecourse Roundabout this morning (Saturday). Emergency services were called to the busy section of road between Ryde and Newport at around 08:15,...

Samuel Huckle, a paedophile who was found to be in possession of more than 1,000 indecent images of children, some as young as 3-months-old, will not have his sentence passed to the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General's Office has...

A large Police presence moved in on a hostel in Ryde Town Centre this morning (Thursday) amid ongoing investigations into 2 separate incidents. Numerous Police resources, including a dog unit, descended on The Foyer as part of an ongoing criminal...

Red Funnel’s vehicle ferry service is once again suspended until further notice owing to the foggy conditions on the Solent. Every day this week early morning sailings have been hit by cancellations due to low visibility on the Solent. Restrictions...

A crash on Military Road in foggy conditions has prompted an emergency response to Compton this afternoon (Wednesday). The crash has occurred on the A3055/Military Road between Hanover Point car park and Compton Farm. The initial 999 call was made...

Police forced entry to a property in Ryde using a circular saw yesterday evening (Tuesday) as part of a search for a missing person. It was at around 17:30 that officers arrived in the Oakfield area as part of enquiries...

Red Funnel has announced that Neil Chapman, the outgoing boss of Hovertravel, is to become the company's new operations director. Neil will join the cross-Solent operator this May following a 'rigorous recruitment process', replacing Leanna Lakes - who joined Red...

Both Red Funnel and Wightlink are facing cancellations to their cross-Solent services this morning (Wednesday) owing to foggy conditions. Red Funnel's East Cowes to Southampton sailings scheduled to depart at 01:30 and 04:30 have been cancelled along with their Southampton...