Military Road was officially re-opened with a parade of more than 70 vintage vehicles this morning (Thursday) following a recent major upgrade of the iconic road by Island Roads. A 7.5 mile section of Military Road has been upgraded in...

Guests of the annual ‘Beaujolais Breakfast’ on the Isle of Wight - which marks the release of a new Beaujolais Nouveau wine - have used the opportunity to express their dismay at the UK’s move towards Brexit - in a...

11-year-old Arthur Attrill achieved the biggest win of his tennis career so far in Southampton at the weekend, winning the 12 and under Regional Tour event to qualify for the forthcoming National tournament in December.  The Ryde Academy student won the regional qualifying event...

Cadbury's Secret Santa postal service has landed on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday) giving Islanders the chance to secretly send FREE chocolate to someone special. A pop-up kiosk has taken up position on Western Gardens on Ryde seafront, where Cadbury's...

Staff and volunteers at Isle of Wight NHS Trust are opening their doors to explain how the NHS can provide lifelong and fulfilling careers and excellent volunteer experiences. A wide range of careers and volunteer opportunities will be on show...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has said he is pleased that Government have listened to MPs by taking the decision to keep to its original timetable on reducing the stakes on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Culture secretary Jeremy...

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has confirmed that contracts for the sale of St Vincents in Binstead were exchanged yesterday (Wednesday), securing the future of the care home. The new owner, Diane Radcliffe of Wight Home Care Ltd, aims to...

Islanders affected by cancer will now be able to access free hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) sessions through Wessex Cancer Trust. The charity’s Isle of Wight branch has teamed up with expert practitioner Maire Reeves to offer the new...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service won’t be renewing the temporary contracts of 7 firefighters when they come up for renewal at the end of the year, Island Echo understands. 5 firefighters from Ryde and 2 from...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency are reassuring Islanders and the wider public that their Coastguard Rescue helicopters have been inspected and cleared to fly following last month's Leicester City crash, a tragedy which has resulted in an Emergency Airworthiness Directive being...