2 lifeboats and a Coastguard Rescue Team are involved in the search for an object floating in the water on the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat is currently conducting a search...

Bingo is one of the oldest games in the world of casinos and has been a staple for many brands over the years. The simplicity of the game combined with its communal nature has made it a smash hit with...

The Island's MP has given his reaction to yesterday's unveiling of the roadmap out of the coronavirus lockdown, saying 'the young need to be able to get on with their lives again'. Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out his plans...

Rewards for frontline staff While we would be right to be cautious about the impact of vaccination rollout, given that the COVID-19 virus has proved capable of mutating, the scientific community is fairly unanimous in providing an optimistic assessment. The...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and its Careers Hub are working together with Speakers for Schools to deliver Talent Pipeline, a new virtual work experience programme for employers and students in the Solent. Talent Pipeline is the first collaborative...

The Isle of Wight Council has chosen Barnardo's as its provider to continue its early help family centres. The children's charity was chosen following a detailed tender selection process to run the 0 to 19 family centres for the next...

The annual Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend, which was due to take place in mid-October, has been cancelled for the second year running. This popular event takes many months of detailed planning and organisers say there are still too...

26-year-old Felix Hetherington has been charged following an incident in Caesars Road, Newport during the early hours of Sunday morning. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 02:07 to a report of a serious assault at a...

Solent NHS Trust, which provides COVID-19 vaccines at The Riverside Centre vaccination centre, is encouraging people aged 65 and over, those recently added to the government's shielding list and adult carers in receipt of carer's allowance to go online and...

A fire has broken out in a kiosk at Sandown Pier this morning (Tuesday). 4 fire appliances from Sandown, Shanklin, Ryde and Ventnor, an aerial ladder platform from Ryde and the Incident Command Unit from Newport are all on scene...