New figures released by the IW Met Service have revealed at over 13cm of rain fell on one area of the Island during today’s rainstorms (Monday). The Island saw major flash flooding in several locations including Brading, Nettlestone, Ryde and...

Grants totalling over £288,000 have been handed to 55 charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations which help vulnerable local people whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation - including...

The Environment Agency has warned people not to bathe at several Island beaches. A staggering 11 Isle of Wight beaches and bathing sites have been affected by sewage releases since 05:00 this morning (Monday), according to data released by Southern...

Charges against a woman accused of setting fire to a garage in Ventnor in February have been terminated as no evidence was offered by the prosecution. Lindsey Collins, 39, appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Thursday (29th...

The sea along a stretch of coastline in Ventnor has turned brown following a landslip in the area this morning (Monday). As previously reported by Island Echo, torrential downpours have wreaked havoc across the Island, with 30mm of rain falling in...

Fears of a potential landslip in Ventnor have been sparked as floodwater from the town above has begun tearing through the Cascades this morning (Monday). Over 30mm of rain has fallen in some places in the East Wight, with many...

A Wightlink launch coxswain, Mark Udle, will be exchanging the sea for the sky on Saturday 7th August when he jumps 15,000 feet from a plane above Old Sarum airfield in Wiltshire to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation....

Residents in the St Johns and Monktonmead area of Ryde have been issued with a warning from the Environment Agency as over a month's worth of rain has fallen this morning (Monday) alone. Earlier this morning a flood alert was...

England’s worst areas for school bullying during lockdown have been revealed in new research that has explored the number of exclusions across the country, and the Isle of Wight has ranked as number 7 in the top 10. Using the...

Isle of Wight-based businesses have won hotly contested Muddy Stilettos 2021 Awards, celebrating fantastic local indie businesses across the whole of Hampshire and the Island. Readers of the award-winning Muddy Stilettos lifestyle website have been nominating and voting in their...