With just over a week remaining, Red Funnel is urging local community and environmental charities to apply to be the company’s 2019 ‘Charity of the Year’. The Isle of Wight ferry specialist supports over 30 charities, but each year it...

St Helens Parish Council have received a prestigious South East England in Bloom Award. The award has been given for the standards of community gardens in the village, the contribution made by local residences to the appearance of the village,...

The Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is supporting a range of events for Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate Crime Awareness Week runs this year between 13th to 20th October and aims to bring people together, stand by with...

The case against former Visit Isle of Wight employee Joanne Lisa Thornton, who is accused of committing fraud and theft totalling £33,875, has been sent to the Crown Court. Mrs Thornton, 55, now of Ranmore in Sheffield, is accused of fraud...

The Priory Bay Hotel near St Helens could soon be one of the most prestigious hotels on the Island if a multi-million pound development of the site is approved by the Isle of Wight Council. Plans submitted to the Council's...

2 vehicles have been involved in what has been described as a ‘minor shunt’ at Branstone Cross near Apse Heath this morning (Tuesday). Traffic is delayed heading to and from Sandown at the crossroads junction with Winford Road and Princelett...

UPDATED: Foggy conditions are causing disruption for cross-Solent travel operators this morning (Tuesday). Wightlink have cancelled the 08:30 car ferry sailing from Portsmouth and the 09:30 from Fishbourne as a result of the adverse weather. Hovertravel are advising that crossing...

Wightlink's St Clare car ferry was pulled from service on Friday not because it had broken down, but because it was discovered her certification had expired, Island Echo can reveal. Ferries started to back up on the Solent on Friday...

More than £1million of funding will be used to bring 24 new houses to Shalfleet after a successful negotiation between Sovereign Housing Association, a local landowner and the Isle of Wight Council. Sovereign purchased the land and led the development...

Island businesses are celebrating after receiving a sustainable transport funding boost from the Isle of Wight Council. The up to £10,000 award for projects follows the launch of the Sustainable Transport Innovation Grant Fund in July 2018, when the council...