The RNLI has launched a vital water safety campaign today (Wednesday) ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend and half-term week.  Experts at the charity are urging everyone planning to enjoy the coast to remember that if you get into trouble...

Sandown's Broadway Park Hotel has been put back on the market with an asking price of £4million. The hotel has had a turbulent few years after it ceased trading in May 2020 following the 1st Covid lockdown and was then...

An 80-year-old Friends of the Animals volunteer is jumping out of a plane to raise much-needed funds for the local charity. Pat Metcalf, a volunteer at the Friends' charity shop in Sandown and adopter of 2 of their dogs, most...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Erin Tellick, who was last seen 4 days ago on May 19th. Tellick is from Porchfield on the Island and was last seen when she...

Members of the Wightlink Users Group will be demonstrating in the heart of Newport on Wednesday morning to coincide with the Islands Forum, which is to be hosted by Michael Gove, the Levelling Up secretary. The group have asked to...

A planning application has been submitted to change the former premises of Watson, Bull & Porter Estate Agents on Cowes High Street into the new hub for the Cowes Neighbourhood Police Team. Currently based at Cowes Fire Station on Victoria...

A 1-year-old baby girl has been treated in hospital following an incident at a residential address in Newport, which has led to the arrest of a Freshwater man. Police and paramedics were called to a property at Woodbine Close at...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that the Cowes to East Cowes Floating Bridge has been suspended for the last 2 days due to generator issues. As previously reported by Island Echo, the chain ferry was suspended on Saturday...

The University of Portsmouth recently delivered the government-backed ‘Help to Grow: Management Course’ face-to-face to a group of Isle of Wight SMEs for the 1st time. Dan Lodge, Business Support Programmes Manager at the University of Portsmouth comments: “We are...

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) hosted a paddle out event at Appley in Ryde at weekend - and are now urging Islanders to join their campaign for cleaner water. There were various speakers and the audience gathered heard some shocking facts...