Wightlink Warrior Jamie Sealey will also ride for the Wightlink Wizards in the Southern Development League in 2018, it has been announced. Jamie becomes the third Wizard to be named and will provide that extra bit of experience, as well as...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has questioned the Government in Parliament on the cost benefits of HS2 and urged it to invest in rail services on the Island and Southern England. Speaking the Commons yesterday (Tuesday), Bob also asked ministers...

Part 2 of the local derby game between Sandown & Shanklin RFC and the Isle of Wight RFC took place on Saturday. Conditions were less than ideal this weekend, as the Fairway had unfortunately taken a battering from the relentless...

UPDATED: Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending a 3-vehicle crash on Staplers Road in Newport this lunchtime (Wednesday). No one is thought to have been seriously injured in the smash, which has taken place near to...

The Isle of Wight Council’s mobile household recycling centre (HRC) will be springing up in sites across the Island from Thursday 1st February. The facility, provided by the Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Amey, comes just in time...

Southern Water have issued an apology to all affected by yesterday's 18-inch water main burst on Manners View in Newport. As previously reported by Island Echo, flood water gushed through commercial premises and down the road shortly after 13:00. The...

Organisations, groups and projects who are working to tackle social exclusion are once again being encouraged to apply for grant aid from the Isle of Wight Foundation. For the fifth year running, the Foundation – comprising the partners behind the...

The former Wishing Well pub at Pondwell, near Ryde, is to re-open its doors tonight (Wednesday) as 'Mermaid', the new home of the Isle of Wight Distillery. The venue has been transformed into a fully working distillery, cocktail bar and...

UPDATED: Plans to drill for oil off the coast of the Isle of Wight have been scrapped by UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC, it has been announced today (Wednesday). The company has said that the low geological prospectivity, high environmental...

A compact fluid warming cabinet, purchased by the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital, is proving to be a much-appreciated addition to the equipment in the Emergency Department. The special cabinet has cost the Friends a total of £4,482, but is...