Wessex Cancer Trust has reached the halfway mark in its £100,000 appeal to create a new cancer wellbeing centre for the Isle of Wight. In just 6 months, the Island branch has raised more than £62,000 for its 'Building for...

An elderly man is recovering in hospital after falling and impaling himself on a toilet roll holder in the bathroom of his flat in Ryde last night (Tuesday). As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were alerted to the...

UPDATED: Firefighters are assisting the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with a time critical incident in Ryde tonight (Tuesday). 1 fire appliance has been mobilised to The London on Swanmore Road, where paramedics are attending to a seriously unwell patient....

Police have taken a potentially lethal knife off the Island's streets following the discovery of the blade in Newport's Church Litten park today (Tuesday). Local officers made the discovery whilst out patrolling the streets in Newport as part of Operation Varney...

The Isle of Wight's Youth MP, Joe Davies, has announced his resignation from the United Kingdom Youth Parliament. Joe has made his announcement today (Tuesday) through a Youtube video, in which he explains his reasoning for standing down as the...

Police and members of Isle of Wight Search & Rescue are involved in an ongoing search for a missing person at Carisbrooke Castle this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 Police dog units are currently conducting a sweep of the grounds and surrounding...

Join ‘Nipper’ the plastic-hating crab this week (22nd-23rd September) and play a part in removing the plastic and other rubbish from the Island’s spectacular 67 miles of coastline. To raise awareness of the damage plastic is causing to marine wildlife...

UPDATED: A large yacht stranded in high winds on Bramble Bank at the entrance to Southampton Water is receiving assistance from 2 RNLI lifeboats this afternoon (Tuesday). It was at 13:43 that Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Cowes’ inshore...

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed the Government's announcement of a new £3 million programme to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture in England. The Catchment Sensitive Farming partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency and Natural England will support...

Tougher prison sentences for those who attack emergency service personnel have been welcomed by Island MP Bob Seely. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill gained Royal Assent last week, as previously reported by Island Echo, and will come into...