The Isle of Wight Council and a host of volunteers have backed a national campaign to get half a million people out and about cleaning up their local communities this spring. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the Great British Spring...

Teenagers from the Isle of Wight will represent Great Britain in the first Madjer International Youth Beach Soccer Cup in Portugal this summer. An Under 16 and Under 18 squad from the Island will travel to Buarcos Beach in Figueira...

As well as being ready to save lives at sea, Cowes RNLI lifeboat station is also now set to play its part in saving the planet – by cutting down on plastic. Rather than using hundreds of disposable plastic water...

Motorists are to face a further 5 weeks of travel disruption as Southern Water plan to close Ashey Road in Ryde once again. The busy road in and out of the town re-opened under 2-way temporary traffic lights on Friday,...

The team at Ascensos in Cowes took part in this year’s cycle challenge for Sport Relief and raised £325. Ascensos set up 2 spin bikes at its Isle of Wight office and staff had the chance to go through the...

The next wave of acts for this year's Fairweather Festival have been announced this evening (Tuesday), including special guest Shaggy and Saturday headliners Razorlight. Taking place on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September at Sandown Airport, the family-friendly event...

Red Funnel’s Dancing Man, Jim O’Reilly, has been handed a £5,000 dream holiday by the ferry operator as a thank you for his outstanding customer service. As previously reported by Island Echo, Jim has been crowned the winner of VisitEngland’s...

There was cause for celebration at Angel Radio Isle of Wight on Saturday (24th March) as the community radio station marked 11 years since commencing full time FM broadcasts. Angel Radio began life on the Island in 1999, broadcasting from...

Isle of Wight bus operator Southern Vectis has announced its services for the Easter long weekend. Passengers will be able to travel in accordance with the Sunday service on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Normal Saturday services will...

The Isle of Wight Camping & Caravanning Guide 2018 has today (Tuesday) been published in the May edition of Practical Caravan Magazine, one of the most popular editions of the year as it includes the annual Top 100 Sites Guide....