First reported by Island Echo

A problem with the aft engine on board Red Funnel's Red Eagle vehicle ferry has led to the cancellation of at least 4 sailings this evening (Wednesday). The cross-Solent operator has been forced to pull the 18:00 and 21:00 sailings...

Gritters will be treating the Isle of Wight road network from 19:00 tonight (Wednesday) as forecasters predict another cold night in store for the Island. Overnight Island Roads' fleet of gritters hit the roads for the first time this season,...

Police have cordoned off a house and garden in Branstone following what is understood to be the discovery of an injured woman inside the property. Officers are maintaining a scene guard outside the semi-detached home on Branstone Farm Lane -...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service for the remainder of the day due to a technical issue. The Ryde-Southsea operation has ground to a halt due to a problem developing with the only hovercraft that was available for service. It’s...

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters for the first time this winter overnight as temperatures start to drop across the Isle of Wight. With surface temperatures set to fall below zero, gritters will be treating the local...

A 58-year-old man faces a charge of causing death by careless driving more than 2 years after a cyclist was killed in the village of Shorwell. It was on 5th June 2022 that 64-year-old Professor Simon McQueen-Mason - who was...

A Singapore-based hospitality company is days away from completing on the purchase of Sandown's Trouville Hotel, marking the first change in ownership for more than 45 years, Island Echo understands. The 88-bedroom property, situated on the Esplanade between Premier Inn...

Police have been carrying out a search of a remote stretch of coastline between East Cowes and Wootton today (Friday) in a bid to uncover human remains, following the discovery of a bone earlier this year. Officers descended on the...

A crash thought to involve 3 vehicles has seen emergency services respond to central Newport this evening (Thursday). It was just gone 20:00 that the road traffic collision occurred on the link road between Fairlee Road and Medina Way -...

A 50-year-old man Seaview was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after he was stopped by Police in Newchurch on Tuesday evening. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to Watery Lane in the village at around...