Island Roads will be gritting the road network tonight (Monday) as the mercury continues to fall. Gritters will be out and about from 21:00 due to the predicted low temperatures overnight, bringing the risk of icy roads. Motorists drive carefully...

A cat has had its leg amputated after being 'deliberately abused' in Bembridge over the weekend. The animal was discovered in the Lane End area of the village during the early hours of Sunday morning. Vets who tended to the...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Falls Prevention team are encouraging people to move a little more while at home to keep physically active during the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and the cold winter months. Moving and keeping physically active is...

A 10ft monolith discovered standing tall at Compton Beach on the Isle of Wight, which has caught the attention of the media worldwide, has been proven to be manmade. Less than 24 hours after Island Echo first reported on the...

A road traffic incident on the main road between Newport and Cowes is causing rush hour delays this morning (Monday). The incident has occurred at the bottom of Horsebridge Hill, close to HMP Isle of Wight. Island Echo is told...

Islanders are being advised that waste, recycling and garden subscription collections are changing over the Christmas and New Year period — although many households will only see one week of change to their usual waste collection day. Between Monday 21st...

Firefighters worked to extinguish a car fire near to a school in Sandown last night (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the blaze on Golf Links Road at 20:44, with 1 retained appliance from...

65-year-old Clive Abbott has been charged with a number of firearms offences, including possessing a firearm that is considered a prohibited weapon. Abbott, of Cockleton Lane in Gurnard, is accused of being in possession of a Jager AP74 .22 semi-automatic...

It was a much smaller affair than usual for the annual switching on of Terry Ramplin's Christmas Lights display at Long Lane in Newport last night (Saturday). Despite plans to wind things down after last year's 20th display celebrations, Terry...

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for the Isle of Wight tonight (Sunday), with foggy conditions expected to last well into tomorrow. Forecasters IW Met Service says that mist and fog patches will develop quickly through the...