KFC in Lake will open in just 2 weeks' time, it has been confirmed to Island Echo. The store at Merrie Farm Park will welcome customers from 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd January 2019. A ribbon cutting ceremony by local...

Art and Identity is the final exhibition created as part of Independent Arts Time & Tide project funded by Arts Council England, and displayed at Dimbola Museum and Gallery. Time & Tide has paired local history and the arts to...

UPDATED: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police have all responded to an incident in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). Specialist doctors from the mainland-based air ambulance team were called to the...

The need to protect one of the Island’s most famous residents is the reason behind a current footpath closure in Shanklin. The path at Chine Hollow - which links the Old Village and Popham Road - has been shut since...

UPDATED: Emergency services are en-route to a road traffic collision on Middle Road near Freshwater this afternoon (Wednesday). A blue car has come to a stop on its side on the main Newport to Freshwater road near to Tapnell Farm....

Country Watch officers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are urging rural communities to Paint it Pink as part of a crackdown on battery thefts. A new flyer gives advice about etching your unique postcode onto any high value batteries and...

Gritters will be out and about across the Isle of Wight's road network tonight (Wednesday) due to the expected low temperatures overnight. Precautionary treatment of all routes will be commencing at 22:00, which will include gritting of the pedestrian bridge at...

With winter firmly upon us, Hampshire Constabulary are warning car owners not to leave their vehicles unattended when clearing ice and frost from the windscreen. 3 cars were stolen from driveways in Southampton this morning (Wednesday) as drivers across the...

A road connecting Adgestone to Alverstone has been closed this morning (Wednesday) due to a water leak. Southern Water engineers are currently investigating the issue on Lower Road with a view to repairing the leak as soon as possible. Lower...

The NSPCC is encouraging schools on the Isle of Wight to take part in their ‘Number Day’ on Friday 1st February 2019. Number Day is a maths-inspired fundraising day for children in nursery right through to secondary school, with free...