The first confirmed sighting of Aeshna affinis, the Southern Migrant Hawker dragonfly, has been recorded on the Isle of Wight. A male was seen at Yarmouth on the 30th July 2020 along with 3 more at Wootton on the same...

The COVID-19 testing facility on the Isle of Wight is due to move from Medina to Newclose Cricket Ground. From Monday 24th August, people will need to go to Newclose on Blackwater Road, Newport to access a coronavirus test. To...

A retired IT worker who had more than 7,000 indecent images of children and 3,000 images of bestiality has been sentenced to 8 months in jail - suspended for 2 years - and hit with a £3,000 fine after a...

July 2020 saw the launch of 3 new staff equality networks at Isle of Wight NHS Trust, the first being the Race Equality Network. The networks are an important step for the organisation and for the people who the Trust...

A 42-year-old woman is being treated in a mainland hospital for burns following a house fire in Ryde yesterday morning (Thursday), with a 12-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl also taken to hospital. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed...

Swimming pools at the Island’s 1Leisure facilities at Medina, Newport and The Heights, Sandown are to reopen for lane swimming from 17th August. It is the first step in a phased reopening of the popular pools, with new measures in...

Island Commissioner for Girlguiding, Linda Stone, and her team are inviting all members of Girlguiding IW and any past members, who may wish to do so, to join in with a virtual Promise Renewal in September. With face to face...

2 people have been freed from a lift in Cowes this morning (Friday). 1 fire appliance from Cowes Fire Station was mobilised at 08:56 to a property off the High Street. Hand tools and a halligan bar were used to...

The organisers of an Island crisis appeal, set up to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic, has thanked all those who contributed. The Crisis Committee has now been put on hold after over £100,000 was distributed to local good causes...

Ensuring no-one dies alone, helping people feel less afraid of dying and making sure Mountbatten will still be there when Islanders need them most are key to ambitious plans for the charity’s future.  The launch of Mountbatten’s five-year strategy coincides...