Former councillor Gerry White, who was found dead in woodland in Lake 60-year-old Jonathan Stasiuk from Sandown has denied murdering former Isle of Wight councillor Gerry White and will now stand trial in November. Stasiuk, who is accused of murdering...

Glamourous ball goers flocked to Wootton Bridge last weekend (7th September) to the second annual charity ball organised by co-operative colleagues in Ryde. The black-tie event raised £500 for The Wight Brainy Bunch and was organised by The Co-operative Funeralcare...

Angie Rook & Sir Martin White A ceremony was held at the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes on Tuesday (10th September) to mark the retirement of Major General Sir Martin White KCVO, CB, CBE, JP as the President...

Employability and skills provider Fedcap Employment is to deliver the government’s new flagship programme to help people on the Isle of Wight with health and disability issues into sustainable jobs. Fedcap Employment has been chosen by the Department for Work...

1st September Monthly Medal Scratch 1st Lawrence Tolfrey 75; Monthly Medal Nett 1st Des Mander 63, 2nd Andy Steel 64, 3rd Garry Moody 65 3rd September Ladies SGJ Cup Silver: 1st Catherine Bachelor 71, 2nd Lucy Burke 73, 3rd Lorrie...

The Museum of Island History at Newport Guildhall and Newport Roman Villa will be opening free of charge on set days in September. The attractions are among more than 5,000 properties across the country to be opening their doors as...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to make a decision of whether or not to support hosting the Tour of Britain, Tour Series criterium and Women's Tour cycling events in 2020. It has been over 4 years since the...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has raised concerns that uncontrolled large-scale housing developments could be harmful to wildlife in rivers and marine locations around the Island. Mr Seely has written to the Isle of Wight Council asking for information...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service until early next week, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. As previously reported by Island Echo, the troubled Floating Bridge No.6 was pulled from service on Tuesday due to a...

Paramedics are tending to a pedestrian who has been involved in a collision with a car on a busy roundabout in Newport this morning (Thursday).  The incident has occurred on the mini roundabout at the junction of Hunnycross Way and...