BLACK ICE WARNING ISSUED AS TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP ACROSS THE ISLAND
A yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight tomorrow morning (Tuesday), with Islanders being urged to take care due to the risk of black ice. Forecasters at IW Met Service say that evening showers will leave...
Read moreDetails2 MEN SOUGHT BY POLICE AFTER VIOLENT ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN NEWPORT
Police have released CCTV images of 2 suspects who they want to identify and speak with as part of an investigation into a robbery attempt in Newport. Shortly after midnight on Thursday 23rd March - a month ago yesterday -...
Read moreDetailsCOWES FIRM AMONGST FIRST TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS KING’S AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Isle of Wight-based Spinlock has been revealed as the 1st recipients of the prestigious King's Award for Innovation. This fantastic recognition is assigned to their resourceful product the ALTO, a waist-worn lifesaving device, primarily targeted at those in the fishing...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR SEAWALL WORKS TO FINALLY BEGIN IN MAY SUBJECT TO COUNCIL’S PLANNING APPLICATION
After a recent lull in activity, works are finally set to get underway to reopen the Ventnor seawall after the Isle of Wight Council's planning application was submitted to the Maritime Management Organisation (MMO) last week. As previously reported by the Island...
Read moreDetailsWHAT THE DICKENS! WAS BONCHURCH WOMAN MARGARET DICK THE REAL-LIFE MISS HAVISHAM?
Ahead of tonight’s penultimate episode of BBC's controversial adaptation of Great Expectations, Island Echo explores the real-life inspiration behind the character of Miss Havisham, portrayed in the new series by Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman. It is well known that Charles Dickens...
Read moreDetailsAIR AMBULANCE SCRAMBLED TO NETTLESTONE AMID MEDICAL EMERGENCY
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in Nettlestone this lunchtime (Sunday) joining other emergency services already on scene at a residential property. An ambulance, an enhanced care paramedic and an operational commander from the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsTOTLAND BAY PIER TRANSFORMATION CHARTED IN NEW VIDEO
Totland Bay Pier May 2022. Credit - Isle of Wight Guru Renovation works at Totland Bay Pier have progressed well and a new video shows the remarkable transformation since the project started last year. The project to restore Totland Bay...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN DIES AS CAR PLUNGES OVER CULVER CLIFF ONTO ROCKS BELOW
A woman in her 40s has died after her car went over the edge of Culver Cliff earlier today (Saturday), landing upside down on the rocks below. The incident prompted a large emergency response shortly before 08:00 with HM Coastguard,...
Read moreDetailsCLIFF TOP INCIDENT AT CULVER SPARKS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Police and HM Coastguard are in attendance at a clifftop incident at Culver Down near Bembridge this morning (Saturday). Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are currently working on the Southern side of the beauty spot, where equipment has been set...
Read moreDetailsNEW AIRCRAFT BUSINESS FORMED FROM ICONIC ISLAND FIRM TO ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSIONS FLIGHT
In an industry first, Britten-Norman - manufacturers of the iconic Islander aircraft which was made on the Isle of Wight - and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have signed an agreement to merge and create the world’s first fully integrated, zero-emissions sub-regional...
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