Island MP Bob Seely has taken his concerns over housing targets for the Island to the heart of Government by leading a debate in the House of Commons. The debate was part of Bob’s campaign for putting the Island first,...

Age UK Isle of Wight’s CEO, Jo Dare, has been been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. Following approval from Her Majesty the Queen, hundreds of inspiring people will now be honoured in the...

33-year-old Hannah Louise Bourdon has been charged with failing to prevent the causing of unnecessary suffering to an animal. Police say that the charge comes following allegations of animal cruelty against Bourdon, of no fixed abode. She has been charged...

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance has touched down in the West Wight in response to a medical emergency this morning (Monday). Paramedics and Police were called to Middle Road between Tapnell and Chessell shortly before 08:45. Island Echo understands...

Motorists are having to get used to a major new junction on the Isle of Wight from today (Monday) with St Mary's Roundabout now removed and replaced with a traffic light junction. Work at St Mary's Junction has now entered...

The organisers of Diamond Races 2021 are issuing a residents information booklet and are holding a series of local meetings with Parish Councils ahead of next October's inaugural event. The high-profile motorsport festival, which will feature high-performance motorcycles completing an...

Housing association Sovereign has added its weight to the growing number of social landlords which have announced they will stop issuing fixed term tenancies on all 3 bed properties and below, and replace them all with assured tenancies. The move...

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are tackling a kitchen fire at a property in Ryde this afternoon (Sunday). 2 fire appliances are currently on scene at a semi-detached family home on Monkton Street, close to the junction with Rink Road. The...

The Isle of Wight Council is calling on businesses to join the Kickstart Scheme to create job opportunities for young people struggling to get a foothold on the jobs market. Businesses on the Island are being encouraged to get involved...

Shanklin based technology firm Innovative Physics has been named overall ‘South Coast Tech Company’ in the prestigious South Coast Tech Awards 2020. The virtual awards ceremony hosted by television technology presenter and computer scientist Spencer Kelly this week, also saw...