Another new confirmed case of COVID-19 has been identified on the Isle of Wight – but it’s only the 2nd new case since 14th June and the 5th this month. The total number of cases of coronavirus locally now sits...

Island Echo has been highly commended for a prestigious national industry award as part of newsawards 2020. The Newspaper Awards were established in 1997 and rebranded as newsawards in 2015. They are the only such awards dedicated to celebrating the...

Bembridge RNLI’s All-Weather Lifeboat, Coastguard Rescue 175, the Royal Navy and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor have been involved in the search for a yacht off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Solent Coastguard requested the...

A pregnant woman was among 5 migrants found on a boat in France it has been confirmed, as further details about the people smuggling investigation involving an Isle of Wight boat emerge. As previously reported by Island Echo, a total...

Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has announced that it will be increasing its vehicle ferry service from 10th July 2020 with a further 22 sailings per week. The increase comes as Red Funnel is seeing more demand for its ferry crossings...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has thrown his support behind a campaign which aims to see all removed moles tested for melanoma skin cancer - by law. A petition calling for ‘Zoe’s Law’ – which gathered over 10,000 signatures...

Cineworld has confirmed that the re-opening of it's Isle of Wight cinema has been pushed back to 31st July. It was previously announced that the cinema would be re-opening on 10th July, but the release of a number of films...

The Isle of Wight Council has launched the latest addition to its coronavirus toolkit to control the virus and protect the Island. The COVID-19 Prevention, Incident and Outbreak Control Plan provides a blueprint for containing and managing COVID-19 outbreaks to...

Thousands of members of a regional co-operative took to the polls during lockdown which resulted in a donation of £2,630 to local causes affected by the pandemic. Southern Co-op holds an election every year for its members to vote people...

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have praised the work of the West Wight Coronavirus Support Hub this week. The hub helps those living in the rural West Wight with things like shopping, phone calls, hot meals and prescriptions. In...