Members of the West Wight community are being invited to join the crew at Freshwater Fire Station for a special Christmas 'thank you' event on Tuesday 17th December. The free community get-together will give locals the chance to enjoy mince...

6 people in Wroxall are celebrating after scooping a £1,000 cash prize each thanks to their lucky postcode. The St Martins Road neighbours netted the windfall when PO38 3BD was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery...

Hundreds of Santas turned Ryde Esplanade into a sea of red for Mountbatten’s annual festive run on Sunday (8th December). The 2019 Santa Dash welcomed around 300 people of all ages dressed as Santa for a run along the seafront...

Island Line's service between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin has been suspended this morning (Thursday) due to an electricity supply problem. Trains are currently unable to operate on the Isle of Wight rail network, but engineers are working to identify...

Emergency repair work to a burst water main has resulted in the closure of a busy road in Ventnor this morning (Thursday). Church Street, between Belgrave Road and High Street, has been closed to traffic in both directions whilst Southern...

Competitor applications are now open for the Sandown Sprint, the Isle of Wight’s new motor racing event to be held on 28th/29th March 2020. The total entry is restricted to 100 race cars for this inaugural sprint race and demand...

Polling stations across the Isle of Wight have opened this morning (Thursday) as the country votes in the General Election. But what are the dos and don'ts of voting? Island Echo has compiled a series of questions and answers to...

The icon character at Robin Hill’s new Christmas event on the Isle of Wight, Pippa the polar bear, will be leaving her POLAR Hollow tomorrow (Thursday) and Monday 16th December to bring some festive cheer to the children’s wards at...

With dark nights upon us, rural areas can provide rich pickings for criminals – so the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is issuing some top tips to help protect homes and property. CLA South East represents thousands of landowners,...

Captain Ian Drummond has been cleared of any wrongdoing following a collision between the Red Funnel ferry and a 32ft motor cruiser on the Solent last year - but is now fighting to get his job back. As previously reported...