The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for Gurnard Luck this afternoon (Thursday) with immediate action required. Water levels in the Gurnard Luck are high with 25mm of rainfall recorded in Cowes over the past 24 hours. Over high...

Simon Poole, the popular and much-loved Chief Operating Officer of WightFibre, was tragically killed after being hit by a car in Southampton on Monday night. 47-year-old Simon joined WightFibre in January 2017 and was a key member of WightFibre’s management...

A local balloon artist has been bringing some creative joy to poorly children at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Clare West of Twisted Inflations had the great honour of being involved in setting up balloons for GOSH's Christmas party...

A local derby between Isle of Wight RFC and Ventnor RFC on Saturday (14th December) was scrappy at times but always entertaining for the large and vocal crowd. Ventnor started strongly with excellent play from their forward pack that gave...

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and their leaders from across the Isle of Wight have been singing Christmas carols to entertain visitors at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Havenstreet in the run up to the big day. A full...

The New Carnival Company’s carnival arts development worker, Hannah Ray, recently travelled to Plovdiv in Bulgaria to run a lantern-making workshop with local schoolchildren. Hannah travelled to Bulgaria for an event called Horov SKLAD, held in the historic SKLAD building....

BT look set to remove a further 26 public telephone boxes from locations across the Isle of Wight - this is in addition to the 16 already being removed. The universal service provider has notified the Isle of Wight Council...

A collision between a lorry and a van on the outskirts of Chale is causing delays to buses this morning (Thursday).  The incident has occurred on Emmett Hill between Chale and Kingston - the route to Chillerton. Island Echo understands...

The UK’s best winter beach walks have been named just in time for a bracing festive stroll - with the Isle of Wight's Compton Bay included. The list has been put together by Boundless, the events and experiences club for...

Firefighters from Freshwater were called Calbourne last night (Wednesday) to help prevent further flood water from entering a residential property. 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene at the gatehouse at Westover Park, Lynch Lane at around 22:00. It followed...