UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue, Southern Water and Island Roads are attending a flooding incident on Manners View in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). A burst water main has led to large volumes of water gushing down the...

Southern Vectis is throwing its support behind Ability Dogs 4 Young People by making the charity its official good cause for 2018.  The Isle of Wight bus operator will spend the year raising funds and awareness to help pay for...

Photo: ukrockfestivals.com To celebrate the 50 years since the first Isle of Wight Festival, organisers are asking anyone who attended the iconic 1968 event to come forward and share their experiences. Whether pulling pints for T-Rex or meeting the love...

Royal Collection Trust / © HM Queen Elizabeth II 2018) Osborne House will be featured on BBC Four this evening (Tuesday) as part of a landmark television series Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection. Part of...

Drivers on the Isle of Wight can now pay for parking via Apple Pay when using the PayByPhone app. PayByPhone has announced it’s extension of Apple Pay to the UK meaning those parking in a Council-controlled area can quickly purchase...

Isle of Wight speedway promoters Barry Bishop and Martin Widman have moved quickly to establish a completely new management set-up for the Wightlink Wizards as they prepare for their first season in the Southern Development League. After sifting through and...

UPDATED: A road traffic collision has forced the closure of Whitcombe Road in Carisbrooke this morning (Tuesday). Emergency services are currently on scene between Cedar Hill roundabout and Whitecroft. Island Echo understands a car has crashed into a bus, however...

A brand-new, annual festival of open-air picnic concerts celebrating the Isle of Wight's music, food, people and red squirrels will launch this August. The 3-day festival, which will take place at Northwood House in Cowes between 17th-19th August, will cater...

The well-known Umbrella Tree in East Cowes has been given a clean bill of health by a professional tree surgeon, despite claims that the tree is fungus-ridden and a danger to the public. Earlier this month it was revealed that...

Bembridge RNLI have assisted in the search for a vessel in distress off Shanklin this evening (Monday). RNLB Alfred Albert Williams was launched at around 20:00 at the request of Solent Coastguard to investigate a weak Mayday call that had...