The British Army will today (Monday) leave the Isle of Wight after spending over 2 weeks assisting with the building of new wards at St Mary's Hospital in response to the coronavirus crisis. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, 40...

Emergency services have responded to a reported cell fire at HMP Isle of Wight this evening (Sunday).  2 appliances from Newport, 1 from Cowes and 1 from East Cowes, an Aerial Ladder Platform from Newport and the Incident Command Unit...

68 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to Public Health England. The official number has increased to 68 following yesterday's spike of 9 from 58 on Friday to 67. The number of deaths on...

The Isle of Wight’s leading housebuilder is donating defibrillators to St John’s Ambulance – as the first aid charity continues to work on the frontline supporting people and communities through coronavirus. Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes will be donating...

14 people have now died after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19, according to the latest official figures released this afternoon (Sunday). The latest victim died at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport on Friday 17th April. The first death on the...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) has launched a new, free digital carnival club for families with children stuck at home during the COVID-19 crisis. Called the Virtual Carnival Club, it delivers an online weekly class or tutorial showing how to...

The Isle of Wight Council will receive a share of £1.6billion in additional funding as the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Local Government Secretary has announced this week. This extra money takes the total given to councils to help their communities...

4 people in Binstead are celebrating today (Sunday) after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. Neighbours in Nelson Crescent netted the windfall when PO33 3QN was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Sunday...

Superintendent Sarah Jackson, District Commander for the Isle of Wight, has written a letter to inform and reassure Islanders about the ongoing efforts by Hampshire Constabulary during this time of crisis. In her letter, Supt. Sarah Jackson has said: "Firstly,...

A large scale search to find persons feared to be trapped under a cliff fall in Shanklin has prompted another reminder from HM Coastguard for Islanders to stay away from cliffs whilst undertaking daily exercise. As first reported by Island...