Fowler & Co. in Ryde has gained the top rating for its levels of hygiene in the Isle of Wight Council’s Scores on the Doors programme. The pub, in Union Street, was awarded a 5-star rating by the council’s inspectors....

The Isle of Wight's rising athletics star Henry McLuckie has started this year’s cross country season on a high, recently winning the Simplyhealth Great South Run 5km. The 16-year-old from Newport was the fastest of 800 competitors to take part...

UPDATED: Police have closed Lugley Street in Newport this morning (Thursday) as a result of a minor road traffic collision.  A van and a car have been involved in a small come to at the junction with Mill Street. Officers...

Artificial Intelligence on the Isle of Wight is the theme of the next Digital Island conference organised by the Isle of Wight Council. Continuing the digital journey that started last year, experts from across the country will be gathering alongside...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are responding to an alert at St Mary's Hospital in Newport this morning (Thursday). 2 appliances from Newport, 1 from Ryde, 1 from East Cowes and the aerial ladder platform from...

The Island's top motorcycle trials rider, Chris Stay, ended his 2018 British championship season with yet another podium finish. The final rounds were held at the Bob Macgregor trials Academy just south of Glasgow earlier in October where a tough...

Wightlink have cancelled a number of sailings on their Yarmouth-Lymington route tomorrow (Thursday). The operator says that due to the need to position ships after re-fit, they will be operating an adjusted timetable on 1st November. It is thought that...

UPDATED: Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have been called to Isle of Wight Aggregates on Arctic Road in Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday). The discovery of ordnance has prompted the area to be cordoned off by Police. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)...

Premier Inn have this week launched a new website to keep Island residents updated on the development of their brand new 100-bed hotel in Sandown. It was almost 3 years ago that Island Echo exclusively revealed plans to demolish the...

Island residents look set to pay 2.99% more in Council Tax from April next year, with motorists being hit even further. The Isle of Wight Council has published its initial budget proposals for the forthcoming financial year as the authority...