The Isle of Wight Council has announced that as of 05:00 tomorrow morning (Wednesday) the Cowes Floating Bridge will only be operating for key workers and emergency services. Reducing the service provided between East Cowes and Cowes is to ensure that...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has written to the 3 ferry companies to request that they now begin communicating with each other to put resilience plans in place. In his letter Mr Seely said he had spoken with Transport Minister,...

Caffe Isola's Larry Burgess and his 2 little helpers have been raising smiles in Freshwater this morning (Tuesday) by donating 12 bottles of Isle of Wight milk to a local care home. With no option but to close their doors...

Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has confirmed the Government’s £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and households to help those affected most by coronavirus. The Government has set out that the Hardship Fund,...

35-year-old Craig Nathan Knowles has pleaded guilty to undertaking 3 robberies on a shop in Sandown at the end of last year. Knowles, of no fixed abode but previously of Leed Street in Sandown, appeared before Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that funerals held at the Isle of Wight Crematorium are now limited to just 10 people overall. Only close family members are now permitted to attend services at the Wootton-based crem. In addition,...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce has always been the voice of Island businesses, representing hundreds of member businesses and in turn, many thousands of employees. Now, during this time of crisis, the Chamber has taken the lead in...

Seamstresses on the Isle of Wight are being urgently sought to help supply the NHS with scrubs by transforming surplus material. Those with the experience and skills required, who maybe find themselves at a loose end due to the lockdown, are...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle collision on Middle Road last night (Monday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Calbourne Road shortly...

The Isle of Wight Council and Amey have confirmed that Lynnbottom Tip at Downend and Afton Marsh tip in Freshwater have been closed with immediate effect. It has been jointly agreed that the instruction from the Government requires the temporary...