With the prospect of races commencing soon, the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team have been keen to get back out on the road for some group rides. Following on from the weekly ‘Chain Gang’ TT training, Joe Staunton organised a...

Police on the Isle of Wight are looking to track down some key witnesses to a bicycle collision which took place in St Lawrence yesterday (Sunday). At around 10:45, police were called to St Lawrence Shute, near the junction with...

The Isle of Wight Green Party has revealed their full list of candidates for May's local elections. This year's cohort is said to have the deepest and widest base of knowledge and experience that the party has ever brought to...

A large pile of plasterboard, tiles and carpet has been dumped on a rural road in the South Wight over the weekend. Local resident Mike Hopwood has taken to social media to share images of the illegal dumping of waste...

2 people in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Sandown last night (Sunday). Police were called to the Fort Street area at just before 19:00 following reports of a robbery. A large number...

Cow & Gate and Aptamil have both issued recalls on their muesli products because some packs have been found to contain pieces of apple stalks. The presence of the apple stalks presents a choking hazard to babies making these products...

Joining the recent announcements of teenage candidates for the local elections is the well known Island theatre performer Nathan Stubbings, who will be on the ballot for the Isle of Wight Green Party on 6th May. A talented singer, public...

Businesses across the Isle of Wight are celebrating being able to open their doors once again as part of the next stage of the Government's irreversible coronavirus roadmap. From today (Monday 12th April), non-essential retail can re-open and hospitality businesses can...

Police are appealing for the public's help following a robbery in Brighstone this week, which is now known to have involved a knife. As previously reported by Island Echo, a number officers responded to the sleepy village of Brighstone at lunchtime on Thursday...

Gift to Nature, a local charity that looks after more than 30 green spaces across the Isle of Wight, says it is disappointed by the vandalism of a natural habitat at Pig Leg Lane in Ryde. Photographs shared with the...