An Isle of Wight businessman's striking 671bhp green and black Ford Focus RS has scooped the prestigious title of Fastcar magazine’s ‘Car of the Year 2018’. Rich Fox’s stunning car always turns heads wherever it goes, not only because of its...

Police are appealing for any witnesses to yesterday's crash in Whippingham, in which 2 people were seriously injured, to come forward. As previously reported by Island Echo, 3 vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on the main East Cowes...

UPDATED: Emergency services have responded to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Tuesday). A van has ended up on its roof on the main Newport to Freshwater road, between The Blacksmith Arms and...

Following the success of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) Restart a Heart day last October, when over 1,000 people were trained in life saving skills, the team now want to ‘adopt schools’....

The Isle of Wight Council’s children’s services has been rated good by Ofsted with the authority praised for its leadership, child protection work and innovative social work practice. All aspects of the service were judged to be good, putting the...

A temporary restriction preventing people from parking on either side of Furrlongs in Newport has been lifted following backlash from local residents. Yesterday morning (Monday) it was announced that no vehicles would be able to stop or park on Furrlongs...

UPDATED: Police, fire and ambulance crews are responding to a multi-vehicle road traffic collision at Whippingham this evening (Monday). At least 2 vehicles have been involved in the crash on the A3021 Whippingham Road. Fire appliances from Newport and East...

Officers from Newport’s Neighbourhood Policing Team have made a number of arrests following reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the town over the weekend. Police have also been carrying out regular patrols in key locations like Church Litten, the bus...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending to a cyclist who has been injured following a road traffic incident in Shanklin this afternoon (Monday). It is thought the elderly gentleman has come off his pushbike at the top...

With a side containing all but 1 player under 30, Ventnor 2XV put on a great display of running rugby with 9 tries away from home.  Travelling up to Chineham is never an easy game and Ventnor had to show...