Recycling and waste collections across the Isle of Wight will be slightly altered next week to allow staff to attend the funeral of a lost colleague. As a result of the sad loss of a long standing and well respected...

Cllr Wayne Whittle A local councillor is calling for 12 volunteers to become friends of the historic Ryde Town Hall and Theatre in an effort to restore the now empty and dilapidated building to its former grandeur. Cllr Wayne Whittle,...

Young Isle of Wight leaders got an insight into hybrid energy technology on a visit to Wightlink recently. Isaac Lethbridge MYP, member of the Island’s UK Youth Parliament, his deputy MYP Benson Hardy and Youth Council member India Dale met...

Postcodes are important for both natives and foreigners. Being a traveller also requires the knowledge of what telephone numbers to use, which postcodes to write while sending packages, etc. But how did they come into existence? In fact, they have...

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has said that a report into last year's grounding of the Red Funnel ferry off East Cowes is nearing completion. On Sunday 21st October 2018 at 08:11, Red Falcon collided with and sank the yacht...

3 sailors from the Isle of Wight are each to be presented with one of the Royal Yachting Association’s most prestigious awards by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA, in recognition of their commitment to their sailing clubs....

The Island Security Centre, home of Lifeline Alarms & Security Services, recently underwent a major facelift. A well known as a landmark to many, the building located on the Riverway Industrial Estate roundabout Newport has been home to the Lifeline...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tackled a fire at GKN Aerospace’s Osborne site in East Cowes overnight. At 01:06 this morning (Tuesday), a total of 4 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit...

Island Echo has teamed up with WightFibre to give you the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to next month's charity premiere of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Thursday 19th December sees the third Star Wars...

The owners of the Isle of Wight Deer Farm have revealed that 2 fawns and 1 calve have been killed by a 'large carnivore' over the weekend. It is thought that a dog is to blame for the deaths of...