Island Roads is continuing a busy programme of work to upgrade and improve the structures that support the Island’s road, cycleway and footway network. A number of schemes will begin in the coming weeks as part of a rolling programme...

Work to improve road safety within the Medina College campus in Newport is due to get underway later this week. A new contraflow cycle lane to boost safety for cyclists accessing the site from Fairlee Road, as well as the introduction...

A man has tragically died after being pulled from the sea at Sandown on the Isle of Wight last night (Sunday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Eastern Gardens beach off Culver Parade shortly after...

Damage has been caused to the roof of a parked car in East Cowes following the collapse of a huge tree branch this afternoon (Monday). A limb of one of the Victorian trees at Victoria Jubilee Recreation Ground has crashed...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed great success at Itchen Regatta last weekend. The Men’s Junior Four of George Glenister, Jamie Gamble, Riley Horrix, Ethan Walters and Emily Faithfull (Cox) were looking to secure the club’s second Hants & Dorset championship...

The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a Co-Responder have assisted a fallen individual on the sea wall at Bouldnor this lunchtime (Monday). Paramedics rushed to the adult male's aid following a 999 call shortly...

A yellow weather warning for strong wind has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. A spell of adverse winds will develop throughout Tuesday with gusts of up to 50mph likely in some places....

The 67th Isle of Wight Pier 2 Pier Sea Swim Race will be taking place in Sandown on Saturday (3rd August). 125 swimmers will take on the challenge of completing the 1.8 miles course across The Bay and finish on...

An end-of-year party for Scouts in Wroxall had to be abandoned when it was discovered the Scout hut had been vandalised, resulting in a cleanup operation being launched. 1st Wroxall Scout Leader Azwar Zahoor was shocked to see his group...

More than 150 supporters attended the opening of a new arts centre in Ryde on Saturday. Monkton Arts, based in the former Island Printers building in East Street, is being run by the mother and daughter team of Dawn Fidler...