Gurnard Youth FC U12s have been handed a cheque for £500 towards the cost of new kit and equipment. The donation was organised by Co-op Member Pioneer Lee Churchward and was presented to the club's coach and manager Jon Munt....

The operators of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda have issued a statement, thanking the authorities for their timely and professional response. 7 stowaways who threatened the lives of 22 crew members on board the Nave Andromeda, a Liberian-flagged oil tanker,...

Network Ryde, Ryde Town Council’s Youth Service, have successfully been awarded funding from Sovereign Housing Association’s Community Grants Programme to help fund a new allotment. The youth organisation recently became the owners of a new allotment in Ryde which is...

DUE TO NATIONAL LOCKDOWN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. What is thought to be the first play performed in front of a live audience on the Isle of Wight since lockdown is in rehearsal at Trinity Theatre, Cowes. Just 50...

The Isle of Wight Council’s Rights of Way team has closed the Island’s Byways to motor vehicles for the winter season, effective from 9th October. The reason for closures is that unbound surfaces become soft and are easily damaged during...

7 stowaways who threatened the lives of 22 crew members on board the Nave Andromeda, a Liberian-flagged oil tanker, are being questioned by authorities this morning (Monday) following yesterday's rescue mission off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The...

Military forces have taken action to bring the Nave Andromeda situation to an end under the cover of darkness. 7 stowaways threatened the crew of the oil tanker earlier on today, as previously reported by Island Echo, leading to the...

A Liberian-flagged oil tanker has been forced to anchor off the Isle of Wight amid fears stowaways are trying to seize control of the ship.  The 228-metre Nave Andromeda, which has been at sea since leaving Nigeria earlier this month,...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Team, alongside project management colleagues and the Care Home Support Team, have won an award for the ‘Best COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Solution’ at the 2020 Health Tech Digital Awards. The...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has appointed their final partner to support the delivery of healthcare services on the Isle of Wight. Solent NHS Trust, who are already Isle of Wight NHS partners supporting the delivery of the Mental...