Ryde Town Council, in conjunction with their dedicated Youth Service, are applying to become a Kickstart area representative supporting local Ryde area businesses to participate in the scheme. The Kickstart Scheme aims to create new 6-month job placements for young...

The future of Sandown Bay Regatta is at risk with an urgent plea issued for new volunteers to step forward in a bid to save the annual event, which has been taking place since 1857. The Regatta has been a...

An Island charity is appealing for locals to donate golf balls as organisations look for new and unique ways to fundraise. Fundraising become difficult since COVID-19, which has led to Isle of Wight-based charity Roll Out the Barrel launching a...

An online form will soon be available for eligible Island residents to apply for a Government payment of £500 if they have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and told to self-isolate. The form, which will be publicised as...

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...