NEWPORT CARNIVAL MAKES A BOOM WITH THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE
2nd August 2026
Darren heads up Island Echo not only as Editor, but as Publisher and Founder too. He specialises in breaking news and has worked in the local news market for the past 15 years.
The Isle of Wight's very own Scott Jones has gone somewhat viral on social media after being interviewed by BBC Sport and featured on Match of the Day's Twitter feed. Chichester City player Scott, who hails from Binstead, was interviewed...
Read moreDetailsThe RSPCA has launched its festive appeal Stock the Sleigh to help needy animals this winter as it reveals last Christmas Day was its busiest for 5 years. On 25th December 2018, the charity received 934 calls to its cruelty...
Read moreDetailsResurfacing of the tennis courts at Northwood House has begun, all thanks to a £80,000 grant from the Beaverbrook Foundation. Built in the 1930s, Northwood House tennis courts have withstood coastal wind, rain and sunshine for over 90 years. The...
Read moreDetailsTravelling is one of the most rewarding things you can do, allowing you to expand horizons, embrace other cultures, and experience the beauty of the world. However, for many people, the cost of travel is too high, even if you...
Read moreDetailsNewport-based WRS Systems has been chosen by Costa Coffee to roll out a revolutionary kiosk, which works to increase transaction speed whilst simultaneously reducing wait times for its customers. The first of the new kiosks was installed in Costa's Lewisham...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight Aldi customers will soon be the first to try Aldi’s new vegan snacks, which are being trialled in selected stores across the South East. The new vegan fruit gums come in three flavours, including Walter the Worm,...
Read moreDetailsWightlink’s Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is delayed by at least 1 hour this morning (Wednesday) due to an earlier linkspan issue. The 04:00 sailing from Fishbourne failed to depart on time as a result of a technical issue, which is...
Read moreDetailsBembridge RNLI and Yarmouth RNLI have been involved in a 15-hour operation to save a 24m trawler and her crew after it ran aground on the submarine barrier off Portsmouth yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). Bembridge’s All Weather Lifeboat, the ‘Alfred Albert...
Read moreDetailsShane Richie with Laura Miller from Away Resorts The Isle of Wight is in high demand after the holiday hotspot was featured on Shane Richie’s new Channel 5 TV Show. TV star Shane stayed at Away Resorts’ Whitecliff Bay park...
Read moreDetailsA yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight for Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning. Forecasters at IW Met Service say that an area of heavy rain will reach the Island through...
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