Wightlink is toasting veterans at a Ryde care home with a special cake for them to enjoy as part of their VE Day celebrations. To mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, St Vincent’s Retirement Home in Ryde is holding...

Islanders are throwing their support behind the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app with over 40,000 downloads already registered. According to the Isle of Wight's MP, Bob Seely, by yesterday dinnertime (Thursday) there had been over 40,000 downloads of the brand...

Important road safety work to improve skid resistance at key sites across the Island is to begin next week. The activity by Island Roads will be undertaken by crews of 2 who have undergone recent training to help them work...

Islanders are being reminded to stay at home this weekend to help further prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Although it is known that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make an announcement on Sunday evening, confirming an action plan for...

The search for missing Charlotte Mullen, who hasn't been seen since Wednesday afternoon, continues in the Sandown area this morning (Bank Holiday Friday). Charlotte's family and Police are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare, with search assets back out on...

From her home on the Isle of Wight, spritely Monica Wickenden, 97, looks out across the Solent towards her old base at Gosport and remembers the joy she felt at the end of the war. Monica, (Mo to friends and...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (8th May 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 4594 £100.00 5068 £100.00 11567 £100.00 14309 £100.00 9918 £100.00 11641 £100.00 1234 £100.00 13987 £100.00 7850 £100.00 3304 £100.00 6614

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. New Applications Application...

149 cases of coronavirus have now been identified on the Isle of Wight, the most recent figures from Public Health England show. Today’s (Thursday’s) data shows a further increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases locally by 3, from...

The NHS' COVID-19 contact tracing app is now live on the Isle of Wight, but many Islanders still have a bonanza of questions. As previously reported by Island Echo, Island residents are being encouraged to support the nation by being part...