Over the last few years, board game cafes have been springing up all over the country. Now, 3 Islanders' shared passion has led to the creation of the Isle of Wight's first dedicated board game café. 'Board' is opening its...

A physical survey to find out what our waste is made up of will be carried out on the Island starting this week. The waste composition survey involves collecting samples of general waste, recycling and food waste and sorting them...

A 54-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink after crashing into 2 parked cars in Cowes last night. Police were called to the St Mary's Road and Denmark Road area of Cowes at 20:22...

Photo: @FreashwaterFire A kite surfer in his 50s has tragically died after smashing into a cliff at Compton yesterday evening (Wednesday). As previously reported by Island Echo, multiple emergency resources were mobilised to the scene off Military Road at around...

A yellow weather warning for very strong winds across the Isle of Wight has been issued by the IW Met Service. Islanders are being warned that adverse weather is expected to hit over the next couple of days, with the...

Action is being taken by the Isle of Wight Council to tackle empty properties on the Island. The local authority has launched its Empty Property Strategy 2019-2022 to focus on those homes which have stood empty for more than 2...

The Island Savoyards have chosen Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat as the charity to benefit from money raised from the sale of programme at the upcoming performance of Sister Act the Musical. Based on the iconic 1992 movie starring Whoopi...

Members of the Carisbrooke community along with family and friends gathered together for the annual St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School summer fair. Children were able to have a go at slime-making and take part in an egg-catching competition, which became...

Newport Rowing Club has had a very competitive season so far, racing in a number of regattas along the South Coast. The club's most competitive crew has been the Men’s Junior Four, who have consistently put in strong performances throughout...

50 years after Bob Dylan made his now legendary appearance at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, the great troubadour has made a remarkable gesture to a new festival about to honour the anniversary. Previously unpublished and unheard Dylan composition...