Car enthusiasts from across the country descended on the Isle of Wight this weekend for the annual Ford Takeover event, which saw over 800 cars go on display on the outskirts of Ryde earlier today (Sunday). The blue oval marque...

2 men and a boy on a fishing expedition in the Solent caught more than they bargained for yesterday (Saturday), resulting in their motorboat having to be towed to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat. Their 6m boat not only had...

The 'Visions & Dimensions' exhibition by Island artists Andrew Dowden and Jeanne Mills-Holland will be returning to Quarr Abbey near Ryde next week. Andrew's handmade and hand-carved sculpture ceramics and wall panels, have an emphasis on form and texture rather...

The formal search is set to get underway to find a long-term investment partner to secure and extend Dinosaur Isle at Sandown. The move is designed to find vital extra funding and expertise to develop and expand the museum –...

The Isle of Wight's Mothercare store is included within a leaked list of stores across the country that are to close within the next 12 months. As previously reported by Island Echo on Thursday, Mothercare has announced that 50 stores are...

UPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a crash on Long Lane on the outskirts of Newport this afternoon (Saturday). A Ford Focus has sustained significant damage in the crash, which has blocked one side of the carriageway. The Isle of...

Those visiting St John's Train Station in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday) should 'bee careful' due to a swarm of bees that is so great the Police have been called to the scene. Hampshire Constabulary have sent officers to the Island Line...

The oldest resident of the Isle of Wight Zoo, Zia the Tiger, has sadly passed away at the age of 22. Zia was hand raised at the Sandown-based attraction following rejection by her mother at Longleat Safari Park in the...

Cowes Week Limited (CWL) is to take on responsibility for the Parade Village at the Lendy-sponsored regatta from August. Previously, the Isle of Wight Council leased the area to an event management company but now CWL will co-ordinate the shoreside...

UPDATED: The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter is circling in the skies above Freshwater this afternoon (Saturday) due to an ongoing incident in the town. Police are present in the area in significant numbers and are understood to have...