Every year over 1,000 members of Scouting on the Isle of Wight renew their promise at events and parades across the Island on or around St George’s Day (Thursday 23rd April 2020) - but not this year. As face to...

Coastguard Rescue Officers from Ventnor and The Needles, Police and volunteers from Yarmouth RNLI battled the elements in a bid to locate a suicidal individual in the South Wight overnight. At around 23:30 last night (Friday), HM Coastguard were requested...

Today the government has launched a public health campaign that will not reach you. It won’t reach you because the government has not included independently owned community news publishers like Island Echo in its campaign. The All in, All together...

The local MP is again encouraging Island businesses to take advantage of emergency funding which is available through the Solent Local Economic Partnership (LEP). Bob Seely MP has said: “There are two funds available for Isle of Wight businesses. The first...

Police have thanked those who have taken the time to get in touch as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged indecent assault on a 20-year-old woman in Newport. As previously reported by Island Echo, officers have been appealing...

A search and rescue mission involving Bembridge RNLI lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 has been launched off the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Friday). At around 15:30, a distress beacon activation was picked up by Solent...

The Isle of Wight may be still waiting for its first bricks and mortar casino, but when it comes to one game, at least, you are much better off playing online anyway. That’s because blackjack is the only casino game...

Public Health England has confirmed that there are now 58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight. The official number has increased by 3 from 55 on Wednesday to 58 today (Friday). Despite the rise, the Isle of...

The Isle of Wight Council has teamed up with the Getaway Foundation to support hard-hit families struggling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation was set up earlier this year to help families in poverty by providing holidays...

The Royal Air Force has been conducting a joint exercise with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust in Newport this afternoon (Friday), landing a CH47 Chinook helicopter at Seaclose Park. At 14:00, the distinctive sound of the Chinook could be...