Family is the most important thing in life. When family members are in trouble, we try to do everything that we can for them.  Watching the sufferings of loved ones is hard, but seeing them suffer from an addiction is...

An apprenticeship with Wight Building Materials has given 23-year-old Izzy Bowles from Godshill a firm foundation on which to develop a career in engineering – and she is urging other women to consider careers in the traditionally male dominated world...

Copse Lane in Freshwater is to be closed on Monday morning for repair works by Southern Water. The West Wight road will be closed from its junction with Redlake Road to its junction with Kings Manor Farm - a distance...

The government minister responsible for farming has been invited to the Island to discuss support for small scale farmers. Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers, has been invited by local MP Bob Seely to visit the Island to discuss support for small...

Emergency services are attending a minor road traffic collision in which a car has collided with a lamp post in East Cowes this lunchtime (Friday).  Firefighters from East Cowes, local Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service...

Patrick seen at Woking train station with his bike Surrey Police are appealing for help to trace a missing man from Woking who has not been seen since Wednesday morning (5th February). It is believed he could be on the...

The Wight Strollers are celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, starting with this February’s production of Sleeping Beauty at Medina Theatre on 15th/16th/22nd February. The script is written by Emily and Sarah Scotcher and follows the story of the beautiful...

With just 10 days left for businesses to apply for a share of a £50million grant scheme, local MP Bob Seely is encouraging Isle of Wight business owners to submit their expressions of interest.  The scheme – which is part...

A man who died after a tree felling incident in Niton has been named as 42-year-old Paul Whitehouse of Queens Road, Freshwater. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Castlehaven Lane in Niton Undercliff on the...

2 football coaches are among a group from Island charity ‘Uzima in Our Hands’ heading out to support children at the Uzima Orphan Centre in Western Kenya. The Island charity, which was set up in 2013, fundraises to provide education,...