The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Donna Jones, has launched a new funding opportunity aimed at preventing crime across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This is the 2nd round of the Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund after the 1st round...

St Catherine’s School held their annual Summer Fair on Friday 30th June and even though the weather wasn’t onside, they had amazing support! Staff and students welcomed everyone for an action-packed afternoon and even though the weather wasn’t onside with...

Following 2 further days of strike action by the National Education Union last week, the Government has still not been forced back to the negotiating table. Peter Shreeve, Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union, said: “Yet again, we...

The much-loved and historic Umbrella Tree in East Cowes has been fenced off by the Isle of Wight Council, citing safety concerns. As previously reported by Island Echo, the tree - which was planted during the reign of Queen Victoria -...

Cowes Week has announced that Cowes Yacht Haven (CYH), the marina at the mouth of the River Medina and the spiritual home of Cowes Week, has become an Official Sponsor, further increasing the support they already give the event in...

UKSA recently welcomed its Patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to its Founders’ Club dinner event to share some of the inspirational stories of beneficiaries the charity’s fundraising has contributed to. The event, held at Trinity House in London,...

HM Coastguard is engaged in a missing person search operation on Culver Down this evening (Saturday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently coordinating a search of the beauty spot overlooking Sandown Bay. The RNLI lifeboat from Bembridge...

Entries for this year's Isle of Wight Book Awards are now all in with an impressive 22 titles submitted. The 3 judges, Alan Titchmarsh (children's), Hunter Davies (non-fiction) and author/ publicist Georgina Moore (fiction), will now be hunkering down to...

Keeping the Isle of Wight’s community station Vectis Radio on the air is important stuff and Island Roads were only too happy to help recently. The station’s original aerial, which acts as its standby these days, was brought down by...

A 2-vehicle collision on the A3054 near Bouldnor is causing major congestion along the main road. The vehicles - a Mini and a Honda - appear to have been involved in a head on collision. Police are on the scene...