Islanders are being urged to ‘say hello to your high street’ as part of the Isle of Wight’s Let’s Buy Local campaign. On Monday 5th October, an initiative will be launched encouraging us to ‘explore our stores’, starting with a...

Cineworld WILL temporarily close all 127 of its cinemas across the UK - including the Isle of Wight - from Thursday, it has been announced. Rumours of a mothballing surfaced over the weekend with an indication that the nationwide cinema...

473 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight since the start of the pandemic, that number rising by 3 overnight. As reported by Island Echo yesterday, during the month of September a total of 37 cases...

SPIIOW – the Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention charity - have fitted their vehicle with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), allowing volunteers to provide life-saving care at any emergencies they may happen to come across. Frontline team members...

The Food Warehouse is to open its first Isle of Wight store in time for Christmas, it has been revealed. As previously reported by Island Echo, a planning application to change the use of the former PC World building in...

Island Roads have been forced to close Middle Road at Calbourne this afternoon (Sunday) due to a fallen tree. The carriageway has become blocked in both directions close to New Barn Farm - just before Sun Hill in Calbourne when...

Red Funnel have suspended their Red Jet service until further notice due to adverse weather conditions, with Hovertravel also suspending their cross-Solent operation this afternoon (Sunday). Choppy seas have led to the 2 separate operators taking the decision to cancel...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) is forging ahead with plans to produce a live outdoor arts event at the end of this month, to celebrate the rare and very special Blue Moon. A Blue Moon is said to occur when...

2 veteran long-distance runners are planning a swansong marathon run across the Island to raise money for the local charity Home-Start. Christine Armstrong, 67, of Freshwater and Cherry Owens, 73, of Ventnor, had planned to bow out at the London...

37 cases of COVID-19 were identified on the Isle of Wight during the month of September, latest data reveals. Since Island Echo's last report just 7 days ago, the total number of cases on the Island recorded since the start of...