Labour Isle of Wight has expressed its dismay and disappointment in the way that the Island Free school is trying to extract `exorbitant fees' from local sports teams for the privilege of using the Rew Valley Sports complex and playing...

A total of 1,074 Islanders were taught vital lifesaving skills during this year's World Restart a Heart Day (RSHD) on Tuesday. 14 Tutors, 12 Volunteer Community First Responders (CFR’s), 17 Fire Service staff and 3 Isle of Wight NHS Trust...

WightFibre has been shortlisted in the inaugural INCA Awards, which celebrates the brightest names in innovative alternative networks, for their Gigabit Island Project. The INCA Awards have been launched to celebrate the UK’s most innovative and inspirational alternative network providers...

CEO Keith Greenfield Wightlink have failed to answer challenging questions surrounding the St Clare certification blunder that resulted in significant delays for thousands of people on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, Wightlink's St Clare ferry was pulled from...

More than £130,000 worth of fraud was prevented in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in September as a direct result of the 'Banking Protocol'. The scheme was introduced in Hampshire in June 2017, with the intention of identifying and...

A student at The Bay CE School is said to have been approached by a stranger on their way home from school yesterday (Tuesday). It is unknown where and when exactly the approach took place, but the child in question...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, an organisation made up of volunteers who drop everything at a moments notice to save lives at sea, has been made an Honorary Associate of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK). A special...

A team of 10 volunteers from Island Roads were among 80 hardy souls who took part in an annual wildlife management project run by the National Trust. Each year, the Trust appeals for a helping hand to round up the...

UPDATED: 2 people are in intensive care and a further 2 people are also being treated in hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) after consuming what is believed to be un-prescribed medicine. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced that overnight...

Isle of Wight charity Independent Arts was invited to give evidence to Parliament earlier this month on the impact of arts and culture on older people involved in their Arts Council funded project, Time & Tide. Project Manager Hannah Griffiths...