Life saving volunteers in Ryde and Newport are appealing for more people to join them, and will be holding an open evening on Thursday for people to find out more. The Isle of Wight’s St John Ambulance adult units provide...

A weekly crew training exercise turned into a real life rescue for Yarmouth RNLI on Thursday night. The All Weather Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard with assisting a yacht whose propeller had fouled on mooring lines off Newtown Creek. The...

UPDATED: A house in Ventnor has been severely damaged by fire after a blaze broke out during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Beaconsfield Road off St Catherine’s...

A motor cruiser that had been driven on to rocks by a brisk north-westerly, between East Cowes and Osborne Bay, led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing to its aid today (Friday). The 20ft 'Bob’s About' had suffered engine failure resulting...

A new restaurant and bar named 'Gastronomy Cowes' will open its doors at 46-47 High Street next Saturday (17th February). Gastronomy will offer up exciting dishes with global influences, providing Islanders and tourists alike with good food, good drinks and good...

A Freshwater man that was more than twice the drink-drive limit and did not hold a full driving licence died after his reckless behaviour led to a road traffic collision on Military Road, an inquest has this week heard. 30-year-old...

UPDATED: Police have descended on Carisbrooke this afternoon (Friday) in the search for a suspect wanted in connection with an alleged robbery at the Central Convenience store in Upper St James' Street. Multiple Police units have been seen racing around...

A major step forward is to be taken next week towards the creation and safeguarding of key marine jobs in the Medina Valley – with Kingston Marine Park, East Cowes the preferred site. The Isle of Wight Council Cabinet is...

Photos by Robert Longford Photography This week over 200 children from 7 Island primary schools took part in Isle Dance - an exciting new dance competition for primary school pupils. The competition was jointly organised by Gurnard Primary School and...

A Government-backed campaign to help increase footfall in our local high streets has launched on the Isle of Wight this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, the #WDYT (What do you think?) social media campaign will provide support in...