A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs following a raid on a property in Ryde this morning (Wednesday). Police arrived on East Hill Road shortly before 08:30 and forced...

A 58-year-old woman has sadly died in hospital following a property fire in Newport earlier this month. Emergency services responded to an address in Pyle Street just after 10:00 on Monday 1st June, as previously reported by Island Echo. Firefighters...

The Isle of Wight's high street retailers including shops selling clothes, shoes and toys will be allowed to open their doors again from Monday. It has been confirmed by Government this evening (Tuesday) that a whole host of different businesses...

Face coverings will be compulsory for foot passengers using Cowes Floating Bridge from Monday (15th June) to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The government announced last week that people must wear face coverings on public transport from 15th June,...

A new case of COVID-19 has been recorded on the Isle of Wight bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 201. Official statistics from Public Health England state that 201 individuals have been received a positive lab-confirmed test results,...

For the first time since the war, organisers of the annual Chale Show have announced they are unable to stage this year's event. Those behind the major summer show say they find themselves in a position of being unable to...

Ryde's Michael Ward is hoping to raise £4,000 for the Isle of Wight's Mountbatten Hospice by cycling an incredible 4,000 miles. Michael, a keen amateur cyclist, has already completed over 2,000 miles in the saddle and by the end of...

Police and volunteers from WightSAR are conducting a search for a high risk missing person in the Niton area of the South Wight this afternoon (Tuesday). A large number of officers responded to the Rectory Road and Allotment Road area...

Historic England has launched a second emergency fund to support the heritage sector recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The fund, which will be up to £3million, will award grants to those who care for some of England’s...

35 people have now died in care homes on the Isle of Wight due to coronavirus, with the total number of people dying the community overall reaching 39. In statistics released by the Office for National Statistics today (Tuesday), the...