Preparations to ensure the road network in Hampshire and beyond flows as well as possible after the EU Exit are now complete. Operation Transmission – the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) plan – is fully resourced and ready to start with...

Actress Shelia Hancock, who was born on the Isle of Wight, is to be made a Dame for services to drama and to charity. 2 other Islanders have been named in the Queen's New Year Honours List - Lynne Christopher...

With the Isle of Wight set to go from Tier 3 to Tier 4 restrictions TONIGHT, Island Echo looks at what this means for local business including which businesses must close their doors once again. The Government has confirmed that...

Secondary school children on the Isle of Wight will not return to school until 18th January, switching to remote learning for the next few weeks, the Government has announced. The delayed return to education will apply to colleges as well...

The Isle of Wight will be forced into tough Tier 4 restrictions from 00:01 tomorrow morning (Thursday - New Year's Eve), Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced this afternoon (Wednesday). Today's news will come as a blow to many businesses...

There’s an old joke that goes: quitting smoking is easy – I’ve done it dozens of times. As one year rolls into another, we are once again at peak quitting season, and while the above quip might raise a smile, the challenge of giving up...

Local charities on the Isle of Wight have helped Aldi donate around 800 meals to people in need on Christmas Eve. The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to make the most of unsold...

4 people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs following 2 raids on the Isle of Wight this morning (Wednesday). As first reported by Island Echo, officers have executed warrants at addresses in Linden Road,...

A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with temperatures expected to hit -4c overnight. Rain, sleet and hill snow that falls this evening (Wednesday) will clear away after midnight allowing clear spells to...

A number of vehicles have been involved in several minor road traffic collisions on the Island's roads this morning (Wednesday). On the outskirts of Newport, a Mini left the carriageway on Forest Road close to the junction with Betty Haunt...