The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is offering local business owners and leaders the opportunity to build networks and strengthen their business in a series of workshops this summer. Those taking part in the 2021 programme will be able to...

Our Island candidates and supporters are pleased with how the recent Isle of Wight Council and Town and Parish Council elections went. While only a few Our Island candidates were successful in the elections many of those we have been...

The owners of the former Ocean Hotel have announced that the building will not return to use as a hotel following a destructive blaze last week. As previously reported by Island Echo, an arson investigation was started by Hampshire Constabulary...

A new fleet of the 'most lethal' battle tanks in Europe will be partially produced on the Isle of Wight as part of an £800 million contract. The new Challenger 3 tanks have been commissionned by the British Army and...

The historic Bembridge windmill is set to reopen from Tuesday (18th May), according to the National Trust. Pre-booked tours will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, with guides on hand to show visitors around the last windmill on the...

As the warm weather comes - and then swiftly goes again - more of our readers have been out with their cameras and phones capturing the best the Island has to offer.  This week has seen an influx of nature...

Meeting the Chief Constable and getting out into the community have been the first actions of new Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, who has now officially taken up office. In order to fulfill the role, the incoming Police and...

The latest in a string of warnings has been issued to parents and guardians after an 11-year-old child was approached by a stranger in Sandown yesterday (Thursday). The Bay CE Secondary School has posted on its Facebook page to alert...

Sandown Town Council has been forced to close one of the town's public conveniences after vandals caused extensive damage to the facilities overnight. The toilets in Eastern Gardens - which were also vandalised in March 2020, as previously reported by...

With a focus on innovation, digital inclusion and pioneering approaches to decarbonisation, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has unveiled an updated Economic Recovery Plan which puts health and wellbeing at the heart of the Solent's recovery from the COVID-19...