Major building work is underway at St Mary's Hospital to improve the environment for both patients and staff.  The improvement work, costing over £1million, is funded through the Trust’s capital investment programme and a £714,000 capital grant from NHS Improvement...

The Met Office has this morning (Saturday) issued 2 yellow weather warnings for snow on the Isle of Wight on Tuesday and Wednesday - but local forecasters say that further snowfall is likely to hit us later in the week....

Police are hunting 3 men who are wanted in connection with the alleged theft of £40 in cash from a 16-year-old girl in Binstead last weekend. The teen was walking along Binstead Lodge Road between 15:00 and 16:00 last Saturday...

Could we see a repeat of 2013? VIDEO: Temperatures across the Isle of Wight are to plummet this weekend with snow flurries expected throughout next week, accompanied by the potential for some heavier, more disruptive snowfall by Friday. According to the...

A brand new, independent veterinary practice has opened its doors in Ryde this week. Island VetCare has transformed the former Kingdom Hall off Brading Road (behind McDonalds) into a convenient, modern and family friendly practice to care for the pets...

There's no need to adjust your monitor or refresh the page... the brand new Island Echo website has landed on both desktop and mobile devices! Version 4 of the website has gone live today (Friday) following several months of development....

Lanesend Primary School in Cowes are celebrating today (Friday) after gaining a bumper haul of awards at last night's J Rock competition in Southampton. 8 schools from across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset competed at the O2 Guildhall,...

Red Funnel has announced its renewed sponsorship of Isle of Wight Pride for 2018, which returns to the Island on Saturday 21st July as host to UK Pride.  The UK’s only Pride event to take place on a beach, the...

With the new speedway season edging ever closer, it has now been confirmed that returnee Ben Hopwood will lead the Wightlink Warriors in 2018, whilst the fan's favourite Jamie Sealey will skipper the Wizards. Warriors' Team Manager, Jackie Vatcher, said:...

Island Roads staff have chosen Ability Dogs 4 Young People as their chosen charity for 2018. Ability Dogs 4 Young People is an Island charity that trains and provides assistance dogs for local people aged under 30 who have physical...