Island search and rescue organisation WightSAR has been awarded a £16,000 grant by the Isle of Wight Foundation. The money will purchase new equipment including a high-resolution thermal imaging camera, outdoor waterproof clothing and 3 new laptops with the latest...

Cowes Sports FC, sitting precariously in third from bottom position in the Wessex Premier, played their first game since 26th October on Hamworthy United’s artificial pitch, which enabled the game to go ahead despite the appalling weather conditions. The Yachtsmen...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) recently received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £54,000 for an exciting new project. ‘A Rather Bewildering Spectacle’ will focus on the Island’s rich carnival heritage, which spans from 1887 to the present day,...

Gerry White, who was murdered in Lake on 27th May 2019 60-year-old Jonathan Christopher Stasiuk has pleaded guilty to the murder of former Isle of Wight councillor Gerry White today (Tuesday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel yet more sailings due to crew sickness, this time on their Fishbourne-Portsmouth Harbour car ferry service. The 06:20 and 08:30 sailings from Portsmouth Harbour and the 07:25 and 10:30 sailings from Fishbourne have been...

The Ladies of the Isle of Wight Indoor Bowls Club recorded a decisive 13 shot win against East Dorset Indoor Bowls Club in the first round of the Mason Trophy, a two rink competition in which one rink plays at...

Ryde go-kart track, WightKarting, has recently awarded one of it’s attentive Adrenaline Junkie students with the first-ever Star of the Week accolade. Poppy, 10, has been visiting the track since 2018 from Sydcup in Kent and was provided with a...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of an ‘explosion’ at a home in Binstead near Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances have been mobilised to the scene on Broadway Crescent after the occupier...

Hundreds, if not thousands of mince pies are set to be delivered to businesses across the Isle of Wight on 18th December as part of The Mince Pie Marathon! Wootton-based Brightbulb Design have launched a charity initiative in aid of...

Award-winning garden designer, plantsman and broadcaster, Chris Beardshaw, will be holding 'an evening with' at The Riverside Centre in Newport tomorrow (Wednesday 13th November). Known for his BBC television and radio work, Chris is a well-loved speaker and lecturer and...