During this difficult time, the team behind the Isle of Wight’s newest scare event received some incredibly positive news on Tuesday. Terror Island, the scare event held at Blackgang Chine for the first-time last October, has come out on top...

While we are all staying at home it can be difficult to know what to do if you need medical help or advice, but local doctors want to remind you that there are a range of services and support available...

A 42-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in Sandown yesterday evening (Wednesday). Police were called to reports of an assault in the Station Avenue area at just after 17:15. On arrival, officers found an injured male with...

Islanders are being invited to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day — the day the guns fell silent at the end of war in Europe — from their homes. To commemorate this unforgettable moment in the nation's history, the...

Islanders are now able to download and use the official COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is being rolled out exclusively on the Isle of Wight from today (Thursday). As previously reported by Island Echo, Island residents are being encouraged to support...

146 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed and recorded on the Isle of Wight, according to the most recent figures from Public Health England. Today's (Wednesday's) data shows a further increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases locally...

KFC may be keeping their drive-thru lanes shut for the time being, but chicken lovers will be happy to know that Sam's Chicken in Ryde has now re-opened. The takeaway, situated on Union Street, has opened its doors for the...

The family of a former boilermaker who died of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma have issued an appeal for information relating to the conditions at the J Samuel White & Co shipbuilders yard in Cowes as part of their ongoing battle...

Briddlesford Road is set to become one-way from Monday to facilitate the re-opening of Lynnbottom tip. The Isle of Wight Council announced earlier today (Wednesday) that the Household Waste and Recycling Centre will open its doors for the first time...

Organisers of the annual Wight Proms event in Cowes are still keeping everything crossed that the festival can go ahead as planned this August, but feel it's too early to call either way at this stage. In the meantime, Wight...