The Ella Sheppard School of Dance is looking forward to celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with its family-friendly show Sparkle & Shine, to be held at Medina Theatre on Sunday 7th May. The show will be filled with dancing,...

The Isle of Wight College has announced its upcoming open evening, which is scheduled to take place at both their main Newport site and engineering site, CECAMM in Whippingham on Wednesday 3rd May. The event offers prospective students and their...

Gizmo the rescue Marmoset. Primates at Monkey Haven, the Island's Primate Rescue centre are getting brand new old rope thanks to a donation from Ryde based recreational tree climbing company Goodleaf Tree Climbing.  All of Goodleaf's climbing equipment is regularly...

Can you help? An old colleague of Isle of Wight-born former dancer Shirley Ferrari is hoping to get in contact with her. Manchester-born singer and dancer Norma Fernandez says: "Shirley would know me just as Norma. We were both in...

Police have launched a witness appeal following an incident which saw the seizure of a knife and an imitation firearm following a brawl in Sandown overnight. As previously reported by Island Echo, police were called to Sandown late last night (Friday) following...

Bellissima and Sugar and Spice Lingerie have staged a fashion show raising £1,700 for local theatre charity, First Act. First Act, a charity that provides theatre performance workshops for adults with additional needs had reason to be extra cheerful recently....

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is asking the public to have their say on her plans to revamp how victims of crime can access support and information. The proposal of a Victims Hub would mean a central focal point...

The Isle of Wight Care Partnership (IWCP) has successfully negotiated an increase in Council fee funding for residential, nursing, and home care for the 2023/2024 financial year. However, the agreed funding uplift, while welcome, does not bring providers closer to...

The public across the South East are being urged to think ahead for this Bank Holiday weekend to ensure critical NHS services are available for those most in need, as preparations are also made for the next round of industrial...

Teresa Leiva, a consultant anaesthetist at St Mary's hospital in Newport will be running the Copenhagen marathon in May along with her husband Javier, daughter Ana and son Marcos to raise funds for the Mountbatten hospice on the Isle of...