Island residents are being reminded to sign up for the Isle of Wight Council’s garden waste collection service by 28th January 2018, and get the early bird price of £52 for the year. The new scheme, launched in November, means...

Healthwatch Isle of Wight has been commissioned by the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group to engage with local people to find out their needs around primary health care to ensure that people can access the primary care services they...

Ventnor Men’s Shed has moved to a well-equipped Portakabin workshop at Boniface Fields, opposite the old St Boniface Primary School on Leeson Road. The move has been facilitated by the Ventnor Town Council, which intends to base several community groups...

The Island's MP, Bob Seely, has shown his support for local charity Independent Arts by attending a 'DanceMakers' session on Friday (19th January). DanceMakers is a gentle, creative dance programme that offers older people the chance to participate in 6 different groups...

Hampshire Constabulary is set to cut a total of 15 dog handlers across the region by April next year as part of the latest budget cuts to hit the force, cuts which have been branded 'bloody disgraceful' by the Chairman...

22-year-old Natasha Pink from Caesars Road, Newport has been given a suspended sentence for the unlawful wounding of a 26-year-old man. On 7th November last year a man walked into The Crispin pub on Newport High Street after receiving a...

Guadaloupe Road in Sandown has been closed to vehicles as a result of cracks appearing in the road surface - just feet away from the demolition site of the former Carlton Hotel. The road, which provides access to the rear...

The Island's MP is urging all Island schools and pupils to enter poetry, art and songs into a competition to honour the centenary marking the end of the First World War. The 'Never Such Innocence' initiative is again running the...

B&M have confirmed that they will be opening their first store on the Isle of Wight in Newport High Street, taking over the former BHS building. Island Echo revealed on Saturday that the discount variety retailer was planning to open...

A Newport family who’s son underwent gruelling treatment following a shock cancer diagnosis in February last year are calling on locals to back a campaign to support the charity that helped them through it all.  In the build up to...