Teams from across the country are descending on Appley in Ryde this weekend for the men's and women's Beach Soccer Super Cups. The tournament takes place on Saturday and will be played in a World Cup format with qualifying teams...

The family of 92-year-old Peter Coventry, who died in a collision in St Helens on Monday, have released a tribute to him. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to a single vehicle collision on Station Road...

A 'don’t get stung' message has gone out to Islanders as part of National Scams Awareness Month (June). The warning has come from the Isle of Wight Against Scams Partnership (IWASP) scheme – which involves council trading standards and partner...

Passengers of Wightlink’s FastCat service who cross the Solent this summer will be able to learn more about Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose from displays at Ryde Pier Head. Information about the Tudor ship – one of the leading attractions...

A company offering a luggage service to festival revellers are looking for volunteers to work this year's Isle of Wight Festival, with a free festival pass on offer in exchange for your time. The work offer has been popular with...

IWR 10 as a chalet at Bembridge (Photo: Peter Jardine) A skilled team of craftsmen and engineers from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway will be starring in a new Channel 4 television series, ‘Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow’,...

HTP Apprenticeship College welcomed Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely to their Riverbank campus last month, where Bob got a behind the scenes insight into how the leading training provider, based in Newport, operates. The Island's MP met with the...

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire at Thorness Bay Holiday Park near Gurnard this afternoon (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Newport, 1 from East Cowes, the Aerial Ladder Platform from Ryde and the Incident Command Unit from Newport were all mobilised...

Work is to start this month on a project to improve a busy road in the heart of Shanklin. Ahead of the work – which will see the resurfacing of Carter Avenue from Landguard Road to Joseph’s Way – Island...

2 new Men’s Sheds are set to open on the Isle of Wight soon, as part of the ongoing work by Age UK Isle of Wight and the Ageing Better Programme. After the overwhelming success of an Acoustic Music Shed in...