A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after ploughing head-on into a tree in Sandown late last night (Wednesday). Police were called to the scene of the crash on Victoria Road, at the junction with Albert Street,...

A large scale search and rescue operation was launched after reports of a person in the water to the west of the Isle of Wight last night (Wednesday). Yarmouth RNLI’s All-Weather lifeboat was launched at around 20:45 when reports were...

A stack of flares - some in a potentially dangerous state - were discovered in Newport last night (Wednesday) after a Coastguard search was launched. A number of individuals reported seeing red flares in the vicinity of Newport and Cowes...

Up to 30-minutes' free parking is to be offered in an area of Newport High Street under plans announced by the Isle of Wight Council this evening (Wednesday) - just hours before a second national lockdown comes into force. Temporary...

As Police gear up to enforce the second coronavirus lockdown, Island Echo has put together an easy-to-read list of all the reasons you are permitted to leave your home address over the next 4 weeks. Island Echo has been keeping Islanders...

Islanders can expect to see travel disruption first thing tomorrow morning (Thursday) with heavy fog expected across the Isle of Wight. According to local forecasters IW Met Service, fog patches will develop as we move through tonight before becoming locally...

Children over the age of 11 on the Isle of Wight should wear face coverings in school from tomorrow (Thursday), the Government has announced. Although the masks don't have to be worn in class, kids will be required to cover...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely went against his own party by not voting for Boris' national lockdown when it went to a vote in the House of Commons this afternoon (Wednesday). The decision to enter into a second lockdown...

The Isle of Wight has been quick to embrace the potential benefits of cannabis, with a new research centre set to employ up to 60 people. This is providing jobs to the local economy and helping to spread enlightened views...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced restrictions to visitors for all of services from midnight, as the country enters a new national lockdown tomorrow (Thursday 5th November). Following the UK Government’s announcement that England will be entering a...