Isle of Wight-based WRS Systems have raised a staggering £1,500 for local charity WightAid following a group cycle that saw the team complete 500 miles in a single day! The local business took the time to organise a static cycling...

2 dedicated fundraisers from Hampshire have completed their toughest challenge yet - walking the circumference of the Isle of Wight in less than 24 hours.  In a bid to raise vital funds for cardiac charity Wessex Heartbeat, Lewis Rule and...

4 members of Wight Tri - Natalie Lawrence, Jan Fletcher, Liz Dunlop and Trevor McAlister - made the trip across the Solent to participate in the Bournemouth International Standard Triathlon recently. It was Jan and Liz’s first race of the...

A car has overturned on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Thursday). Emergency services are responding to the incident near the junction with Pump Lane. Island Echo understands 2 vehicles are involved, but no one is thought to have been...

Island Roads’ annual survey of highway trees has revealed a significant level of ash dieback disease.   The Woodland Trust estimates the disease could kill around 80% of ash trees across the UK, changing the landscape forever and threatening many species...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 31st August – Friday 4th September 2020 • Jae Beeney, 21, of Great Preston Road in Ryde pleaded guilty...

A woman who was spotted on the cliff edge at Culver Down earlier this afternoon (Wednesday) is now in the care of health professionals. Police responded to concerns for the welfare of the individual, who was reported to be on...

3 men have been arrested on suspicion of theft after 4 jet skis were taken from a compound in Yaverland during the early hours of Monday morning. As previously reported by Island Echo, an appeal for information was launched earlier...

2 retired members of Girlguiding IW recently took a helicopter flight from Sandown Airport, which was gifted to them on their retirement. Shirley Saunders and Lesley Clifford had been the joint Island Commissioners of Girlguiding and after 5 years of...

Plymouth’s Coliseum Stadium was the venue for a 3-team speedway tournament last night (Tuesday) which saw the Warriors in action for the first time in 2020. It took a magical pass on the final bend of the final heat from...