Despite this year's absence of the Red Arrows and the annual firework display, the team behind Cowes week says they're excited to see many regular competitors returning and to welcome newcomers to the event. Today (Saturday 31st July) sees the...

Multiple police units are searching an area of Ventnor after a driver reportedly fled the scene of a crash this evening (Friday). Officers were initially called to the scene Ocean View Road at around 21:25 when the driver of a...

Residents in several postcodes in Gurnard are without electricity following an outage this evening (Friday). SSEN says that the fault was first reported at 19:32, with power not expected to be restored until at least 22:25. Local residents have claimed...

With a mix of weather comes a mix of shots - with this week's Readers' Gallery featuring everything from plants and flowers to stunning landscapes. Photo credit Lisa Valerie Charman View ~ Photo credit Lisa Valerie Charman Ventnor beach 5...

Emergency services are in attendance near Shanklin's main Co-Op store this afternoon (Friday) following a collision. Firefighters from the nearby Shanklin Fire Station are currently on the scene on Carter Avenue alongside officers from Hampshire Constabulary. Attendance from the Isle...

An Island Echo investigation into claims of historic sexual abuse at Bembridge School has unearthed that 2 men were previously arrested on suspicion of raping a schoolchild, some 15 years after the young victim first tried to report the matter...

The Island’s community has been thanked for its ‘incredible support’ for Mountbatten during the pandemic. The charity’s chief executive, Nigel Hartley, has paid tribute to everyone who has rallied behind the hospice during the last 18 months. The support has...

Maureen Sullivan’s column at Island Echo explores and reveals all that the Isle of Wight’s Arts and Theatre scene has to offer. This review of the 'People's Republic of the Isle of Wight' has been contributed by her associate, Lisa...

HM Coastguard has tasked 2 of the Isle of Wight's Coastguard Rescue Teams to assist with the extrication of a casualty at Blackgang Chine this afternoon (Tuesday). Needles and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams have responded to the popular family attraction,...

The next phase of demolition work is set to take place at the former Fawley Power Station, just across the Solent from Cowes. Originally built in 1971, the iconic former oil-powered station was decommissioned in 2013 after several years of...