A live streamed, 24 hour gaming marathon is taking place tomorrow to fundraise - at a social distance - for the Mountbatten Hospice Coronavirus Appeal. Watch (and laugh at) 4-man teams compete in endless Battle Royale action on the insanely...

The Isle of Wight Council is appealing to all qualifying businesses who haven’t yet submitted their details for government grant payment, to do so as soon as possible. More than 3,500 Island businesses have so far received grants totalling £40...

A man has climbed a navigational marker on a disused pier sparking concerns for his welfare at Town Quay in Southampton this afternoon (Friday). Dozens of emergency service personnel are currently dealing with the ongoing incident beside the car ferry...

A crash involving a car and a van is causing travel delays between Newport and Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred at Northwood, close to the junction with Oxford Road. No one has been seriously injured and all...

The Isle of Wight Council and Amey have offered their sincere apologies that the use of the picture taken by Amey site staff and used in a press release may have caused a local resident discomfort. Yesterday, the Council issued...

Community Heart Failure nurses on the Isle of Wight are continuing to reach out and support some of the most vulnerable people through the use of technology. Video consultations such as ‘Attend Anywhere’, which is a secure video call service for...

A car has ploughed through a garden wall in Newport this afternoon (Friday). The incident, involving a Vauxhall Corsa, has taken place on Drill Hall Road at the junction with Caesars Road. Island Echo understands the female driver suffered a...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single vehicle collision on Parkhurst Road in Newport during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police were called at 01:55 after a grey Toyota Hilux overturned as it was travelling in the direction...

Mountbatten’s virtual version of Walk the Wight has been hailed a huge success after the traditional annual walk was cancelled due to coronavirus. So far, more than £138,000 has been raised for the charity by the hundreds of Islanders who...

For decades we imagined a world of virtual reality environments where we could interact in a digital world. While we are not quite at the level of the holodeck from Star Trek, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are...