Ormiston Academies Trust, a leading education charity which runs 38 schools in England including Cowes Enterprise College, has been awarded almost £97,000 by the Edge Foundation to develop and deliver a maritime economy curriculum project to help meet skills gaps...

Firefighters from Shanklin are tackling a car fire in Lake this lunchtime (Tuesday). The vehicle, a Citroen C5 saloon, is well ablaze outside The Stag Inn pub on Newport Road. 1 pumping appliance is currently on scene having been alerted...

The Isle of Wight's rising football stars, Holly Stephan and Sienna Brennen, helped their team secure the Hampshire U13's Girls League Cup at the weekend. You may remember the Island Echo report on the girls' season success earlier this month....

Island Roads’ mobile visitor centre will be at Shanklin Esplanade tomorrow (Wednesday) ahead of the forthcoming resurfacing scheme. Shanklin Esplanade and Hope Hill are set to be upgraded by Island Roads after the Easter Holidays. The work will be undertaken over...

The Isle of Wight has held on to a spot in Trip Advisor's Top Ten places to visit in the UK. The Island has stayed firm at number 7 in the countdown, which acts as a strong indicator to thousands...

Hillbans Pest Control, the Isle of Wight's leading pest control provider, were recently invited to join Kevin Higgins of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) at PestEX, the industry’s premier event that took place at the Excel, London. This exhibition...

Shadow, a 22-month-old female black Labrador, has started working as a Diabetic Alert Ability Dog - a first for Isle of Wight charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People. In addition to the usual advanced training undertaken by working Ability Dogs,...

It was a successful days rowing for Newport Rowing Club on Saturday when they picked up 2 wins at the BTC Head of the River in Southampton. The first win came when the Newport Men’s Junior Four of Toby Batchelor,...

Ventnor Fringe celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary this summer, between 23rd-28th July 2019, with a giant programme of new artists from around the world. East London hip-hop act Barney Artist, who fuses 90s era boom bap hip-hop with jazz, will play a...

More than 120 young people, experts and industry leaders gathered in Cowes to discuss the Island’s higher education at the 2019 Youth Conference last week. The Isle of Wight Council is gathering the views and ideas of young Islanders to take...