A main road connecting Newport with Carisbrooke has been closed to allow for emergency water works by Southern Water this morning (Monday). The closure, near the junction with Trafalgar Road, is set to be in place until the 25th August,...

The Isle of Wight is well known as a place for the rich and famous to retreat from public life - in fact, even Queen Victoria used the Island as her Royal getaway - but there are more celebrities than...

A paedophile from Ryde has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting a string of historic sex offences against a child. Steven Roy Reddin, 58, of Arundel Close in Ryde, abused the child between 1991 and 1994, beginning...

A man accused of rolling his car onto its roof in Ventnor whilst under the influence of drugs and alcohol has been released on bail. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services attended High Street, Ventnor on Wednesday evening...

Questions about the future of Newport's Sports Direct store have been raised after shoppers noticed large 'closing down' signs appear in its windows this week. Those heading through the town caught the first glimpse of the large yellow signs several...

Several East Cowes postcodes are without power following an outage this evening (Thursday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says that a fault was first reported at 18:22. Engineers are now enroute to rectify the issue, with supplies expected to be...

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault that took place in Ryde in the early hours of Sunday morning (15 August). Shortly after 02:05, a 16-year-old boy was approached by a man unknown to him on the corner of...

Level crossings that had been closed in order for railway improvement work to continue have now reopened, according to the Isle of Wight Council. South Western Railway has officially reopened all of the crossings as work has now progressed to...

A popular footpath in Bonchurch has been closed by the Isle of Wight Council following the discovery of 'active land movement'. Footpath V65a through will remain closed until the surface adjusts and settles, allowing work to begin to reconstruct it...

A person has sustained minor injuries following an incident involving an Isle of Wight NHS Trust ambulance in Newport yesterday (Wednesday). Island Echo understands that a car pulled out on the ambulance on Cynthia Grove at around 17:50. Police and...