This article is now out of date. Please refer to a newer article. As Dennis the menace approaches the Isle of Wight, cross-Solent travel is already being affected this morning (Saturday). Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde to Southsea service until...

4 fire appliances and the Incident Command Unit have been mobilised to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this morning (Saturday).  The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Parkhurst Road at around 09:00. Island Echo is told...

A number of Isle of Wight properties and a plot of land have sold through the latest Clive Emson auction. They were among 170 lots on sale by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson in the first of 8...

Waitrose & Partners is recalling Waitrose Duchy Organic Almonds 150g because they may contain salmonella, Islanders are warned. The product effected has a pack size of 150g with a best before date of 28th July 2020. The Food Standards Agency...

Middle Road between Newport and Calbourne will be closed this weekend in the interests of safety after a van driver was nearly killed when a tree came down in the last storm. In each of the last 3 named storms,...

Red Funnel’s hi-speed Red Jet service has been suspended for the second time today (Friday) as Red Jet 4 has now broken down. The service between West Cowes and Southampton was brought to a halt this morning when Red Jet...

It's set to be a wet and windy weekend across the Isle of Wight with severe gales and heavy rain expected. A yellow weather warning from IW Met Service remains in force for the Island between 13:00 on Saturday and...

In the UK, smoking is not allowed indoors, so employees cannot smoke within the premises, but that doesn't mean business owners shouldn't offer space for this recreational activity. Now, vaping is not really the same thing, but since it is...

Islanders may not see their roads resurfaced or repaired to an acceptable standard for a further 4 years as it has been announced that the PFI contract's Core Investment Period has effectively been extended from 7 to 11 years. It...

2 Hampshire Constabulary cops will be undertaking a staggering 2,500-mile motorbike trip from the Isle of Wight to Gibraltar Rock, and back! PC Adam Hinkley and retired Inspector Kate Fowles will spend approximately 2 weeks in the saddle to raise...