After weeks of disruption for motorists in the Sandown area, the stress continues with the emergency closure of 2 main roads in the town today (Wednesday). Yaverland Road has been closed to allow Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to...

Islanders can now visit tips at Lynnbottom and Afton Marsh every other day instead of once a week, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. Since the start of the pandemic, restrictions have been in place to limit the number...

A 29-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of a number of offences after allegedly threatening to kill at least 1 person with a knife in Ryde yesterday evening (Tuesday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to...

A technical issue has forced the cancellation of all services on Hovertravel's Ryde-Southsea route this morning (Wednesday). It's the second time in 2 days that the cross-Solent operation has ground to a halt due to technical problems with the Flyer...

20-year-old Billy Richard Welch has been banned from driving after pleading guilty to crashing his Renualt Megane into the middle of Racecourse Roundabout whilst drunk. Welch, of Barge Lane in Wootton, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...

Bembridge RNLI has launched in response to a Mayday call from a yacht aground on the Ledge this afternoon (Tuesday). The station's D-Class inshore lifeboat has responded to the vessel 'Oarsome Dream', which is hard aground on Bembridge Ledge just...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been called to the mortuary at St Mary's Hospital in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). 1 wholetime appliance from Newport has been mobilised as a result of an alarm activation at...

TV naturalist Chris Packham and partner Charlotte Corney have given a huge boost to the current fundraising competition being run by the Island’s RSPCA branch. Springwatch presenter Chris and Charlotte, who founded The Wildheart Trust charity which runs the Wildheart...

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has published its initial proposals for new constituency boundaries, which would see the Isle of Wight represented in Westminster by 2 Members of Parliament. Islanders are now able to view and provide feedback on...

Bird boxes and bug hotels are been offered to the people living along Fishbourne Lane as part of Wightlink’s aim to encourage biodiversity in and around its nearby port.  In early 2020, Wightlink set about creating a host of ecologically-friendly...