Hillbans Pest Control Ltd have been awarded CEPA European Quality Standard Certification for pest management services EN16636 - the only pest control company on the Island to hold this much coveted award. The award is said to further demonstrate their professional...

No less than 8 Isle of Wight schools will be taking part in J Rock and Rock Challenge events and finals at the Portsmouth Guildhall next week. Christ the King College will be representing the Isle of Wight at the...

UPDATED: Firefighters are tackling a garden fire at a bungalow in Binstead this morning (Thursday). 2 appliances from Ryde were mobilised to the scene at the junction of Parkway and Coniston Avenue at just gone 08:30. Crews are using a...

West Wight Sports & Community Centre have ambitious plans to extend their onsite gym and this week they launched the fundraising campaign, which they hope will see their dream realised. The plan is to increase the size of community gym...

A new plan aimed at helping people with learning disabilities lead fulfilling lives is set to be launched. The Isle of Wight Council, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group have joined forces to develop...

UPDATED: Those travelling across the Solent via Wightlink's Fishbourne to Portsmouth service face 3 days of disruption due to maintenance work on one of the car ferries.  Wightlink have confirmed that a number of cancellations - 13 in total -...

A training session took on a for-real operation for the crew of Cowes RNLI lifeboat on Tuesday evening, when they broke-off to go to the aid of 2 yachts aground on The Bramble Bank near the entrance to Southampton Water....

The Isle of Wight Council has responded to a backlash over traffic delays at Downend caused by Lynnbottom Tip. Last week Island Echo reported on complaints about the lengthy queues being experienced by those trying to use Briddlesford Road and...

WightFibre has announced that it has become the first company on the Isle of Wight to become a member of The Institute of Customer Service. Recognition of WightFibre’s commitment and rigor across all aspects of customer service and another example...

A recent test purchasing operation in Newport and Ryde has seen 15 venues visited taking a responsible approach to preventing underage alcohol sales. On Sunday (15th April), the Licensing team and an underage teenage volunteer visited 19 licensed premises including...