A photography master class and helping to sort donations are just some of the innovative ways young people taking part in the National Citizenship Scheme (NCS) are supporting Mountbatten this week. The teenagers are taking part in the 3-week NCS...

Police have cordoned off a residential street in Cowes tonight (Tuesday) as investigations get underway into what is understood to be a serious assault. Officers were called to Arctic Road near the junction with South Road sometime after 21:00 following...

Multiple lifeboats and land-based Coastguard teams are conducting investigations into reports of a kite surfer in difficulty off the coast of the Isle of Wight this evening (Tuesday). Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and both of Bembridge RNLI’s lifeboats are...

The Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention organisation has this month welcomed a new community partner. Ryde-based Venture Sailing has become a community partner to SPIIOW, agreeing to give those who access SPIIOW's services the opportunity to learn new...

Mike Pavitt The Isle of Wight’s personal insolvency rate rose in 2018 compared with the previous year, ranking it 13th highest out of all local authorities in England and Wales, says insolvency trade body R3. According to the annual personal insolvency...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took a large entry to Woolston Regatta in Southampton for the penultimate regatta of the coastal season at the weekend. The Men’s Novice Four of Kevin Faithfull, Andrew Tapsell, Thomas Ashley, Owen Denness and Daisy Faithfull...

Matt Thatcher The future of the Isle of Wight Law Centre looks secure for now, despite a decision by the Isle of Wight Council to withdraw specialist Social Welfare Law services on the Island. A new Legal Aid contract in...

29 fundraising individuals will take to the skies above the Isle of Wight in a tandem skydive in aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch tomorrow (Wednesday). This will be the third year that the Island-based charity has taken part in...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed the news that the Isle of Wight is to receive major government investment in its healthcare system - to the tune of £48million. As previously reported by Island Echo, the announcement is...

Hampshire Constabulary has seen a total of 70 firearms handed in as part of a 2-week surrender campaign. The Firearms Surrender launched on 20th July and urged people to take the opportunity to hand in any unwanted or illegal firearms...