35-year-old Matthew Newton has been banned from driving for 6 months after crashing his car and fleeing the scene of the incident on the outskirts of Ryde back in November. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called to...

The 4th annual Pancake Day toss will see Councillors Michael Lilley and Wayne Whittle go head-to-head to raise awareness of poverty and the work of the Isle of Wight Foodbank. Independent Green Councillor for Ryde East, Michael Lilley, established the...

Brothers Logan and Jenson Gates love everything about Asda thanks to their grandma Andrea, so much so that they've recreated their very own Asda at her home complete with a home delivery van! Andrea works at the Isle of Wight...

Work has begun to create a host of ecologically friendly features at Wightlink’s Fishbourne terminal. These include bird and bat boxes and insect hotels as well as a planting programme to introduce shrubs with ecological benefit to provide Isle of...

A historic bell from HMS Sandown has been discovered as a result of the recent renovation work at The Broadway Centre in Sandown. A number of other artefacts were also discovered during the work and they will form part of...

Whitepit Lane in Newport has been closed today (Tuesday) to allow Southern Water to undertake repairs. The road has been closed from its junction with Castle Road to its junction with Chandler Close. Motorists are being diverted via Cedar Hill,...

Red Funnel has announced the appointment of Leanna Lakes as its new Operations Director with immediate effect. Leanna is a Master Mariner with over 20 years’ experience in the industry at both a national and international level. She joins Red...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Charity Football Team - the Spartans - will take on the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in their second bout on Sunday 1st March. This follows a thrilling 6-5 win for the...

The Island Sailing Club has announced the Windeler Cup, a new race for small keelboats that will run on the same day as the world-famous Round the Island Race - Saturday 30th May 2020. The race will allow boats which...

For as long as anyone can remember, carnival queens have taken pride of place in the many parades that take place across the Isle of Wight each Summer. But that is all about to change as Ryde Carnival committee has...