29-year-old Kai Smart has been charged with threatening a person with a knife following an incident in Ryde earlier this week. As first reported by Island Echo, Police descended on Sandcroft Avenue shortly after 20:00 on Tuesday night following reports...

The first of Island Line's new trains has successfully passed through Ryde Tunnel to reach Ryde Esplanade train station. Engineers nervously sent the Class 484 train into the tunnel at Monktonmead yesterday afternoon (Thursday) on a 'gauging run', to determine...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (11th June 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 16561 £100.00 4046 £100.00 8745 £100.00 13644 £100.00 16796 £100.00 10907 £100.00 15683 £100.00 12405 £100.00 16766 £100.00 9697 £100.00 13279

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 21/00989/HOU...

Firefighters are tackling a fire within the kitchen of a property in Brading Town this evening (Thursday). 3 appliances from Sandown, Ryde and Shanklin are on scene at The Mews, alongside the Incident Command Unit from Newport. Crews have entered...

Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2021 • Luke Steven Johnson, 32, of Avenue Nurseries in Sandown pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order (x2). He was handed a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and 20...

The Wildheart Sanctuary in Sandown has announced, with a heavy heart, the death of the male tiger Girona. Girona’s health had deteriorated in recent weeks to the point where the Sanctuary - formally known as the Isle of Wight Zoo...

Several people are now into trading to earn a decent sum from a certain capital because, in these modern times, trading platforms are already more accessible. However, like with any investment venture, you are taking risks in putting your money...

The Vectis Party has welcomed the creation of 2 constituencies on the Isle of Wight, but has called the Boundary Commission's proposals 'laughably inept'. According to the party's spokesperson, Daryll Pitcher, the Vectis Party understand the difficulty of creating 2...

There is an app for almost everything these days, particularly for fans of the beautiful game. In fact, football apps have been growing rapidly, although many of them don’t cover local sides like Whitecroft & Barton or Ryde Saints. That...