Teaching unions have now issued public comment on the news that the Isle of Wight Council intends to close 4 local primary schools. As first reported by Island Echo last week, the local authority is making plans to shut down 4 Island...

Bob Seely MP has welcomed the Government’s decision to ensure a legal right of free access to cash for millions of people. The move will mean that all, including the most isolated and vulnerable in society, can continue to withdraw...

Island Roads have been joined by a team from Isle of Wight-based MMC Diving Services to carry out the structure’s principal inspection – a detailed investigation to identify its condition so any necessary maintenance or repair work can be planned....

The next phase of repairs to Ventnor's Eastern Cliffs promenade is to get underway this morning (Wednesday). A large excavator is scheduled to arrive on site ahead of work starting on building a new seawall in early June. The machinery...

A man who went overboard during the Cowes-Deauville race last Friday (26th May), prompting an unsuccessful search operation by French authorities has been named as 68-year-old Robin Lilley. As previously reported by Island Echo, a large-scale search operation was launched after...

Emergency services were called this evening (Tuesday) to reports of an injured person on the rocks at inaccessible Steephill Cove. Initially, HM Coastguard, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service and the Isle of Wight Ambulance responded...

A Royal Mail van and a Volkswagen Golf have collided on St John's Hill in Ryde this evening (Tuesday), with multiple emergency service personnel in attendance. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to the scene on...

The Isle of Wight Council has given notice that the picturesque rock cleft between Bonchurch and Luccombe could remain closed until November as works are undertaken to make it safe again. The popular landmark, officially known as Public Footpath V65C,...

The Somewhen Storytelling Festival will be making memorable experiences for all ages with a host of great storytellers from both the Island and mainland. The event, which takes place at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway on 3rd and 4th June...

The Isle of Wight Council has given notice that they propose to commence interim works on the collapsed section of Ventnor's Eastern Esplanade by the end of June at an estimated cost of £3.8million. According to the public notice submitted...