The first case of coronavirus COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight has been confirmed, meaning Islanders need to take sensible precautions to help prevent the spread of the virus in the local community. As previously reported by Island Echo last...

An individual has tested positive for the potentially deadly coronavirus on the Isle of Wight after undergoing tests at St Mary's Hospital, it has been confirmed. This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Island - a worrying...

4 new bespoke aeroplanes are being added to the existing national fleet of Police helicopters to deliver a more responsive service to the 43 police forces of England and Wales. Flying out of a custom-built base at Doncaster Sheffield Airport,...

A number of school bus services will be running to a new timetable from Monday, the Isle of Wight Council has announced. In order to decrease the amount of time that students are waiting at the school site before it...

HM Coastguard are working to rescue a person stuck in the mud between Bonchurch and Shanklin this afternoon (Saturday). 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor - including the mud rescue unit from Ventnor - have been called to...

Have I missed a local headline over the last 7 months? Something along the lines of "Isle of Wight does complete U turn on Climate Emergency". At a meeting of the Full Council on 24/7/19, councillors backed an amended motion...

Gritters will be treating the Island's road network during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Saturday), it has been confirmed. Island Roads say that their vehicles will be carrying out a gritting run from 02:00. Motorists should take extra care...

Islanders are being encouraged to consider ways to keep themselves, their loved ones and those in the local community safe, particularly the isolated and vulnerable, during a COVID-19 outbreak. Neighbourhood Watch has issued a list of 10 actions you can...

Major improvement is necessary at Nammet in Yarmouth, according to Isle of Wight food inspectors. An inspection of the sandwich takeaway shop on Bridge Road at the end of January resulted in a food hygiene rating of 1 being awarded....

A philanthropist in the West Wight is the new owner of Salty’s Bar & Restaurant in Yarmouth, it has been announced. Ed Panek, who has been a resident in the West Wight for nearly 2 decades and is recently retired...