Local amateur gardener, Lucas Richards, has won Best Junior Gardener in the inaugural Wilko Amateur Gardener of the Year competition. Lucas, from Nettlestone, entered the picture of his garden into the national competition. Lucas was then selected by his category...

UPDATED: Hovertravel's cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea has been suspended this afternoon (Monday) due to technical issues. Earlier this afternoon it was announced that a shuttle service was in operation, but that has since been upgraded to a full...

Ability Dogs 4 Young People has already got its newest addition of 2018, Chester, an 8-week-old yellow Labrador puppy. The adorable puppy is the latest recruit to the Sandown-based charity's training team and maintains the total number of Ability Dog...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a pick-up fire in the car park of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway this afternoon (Monday). Fire crews were called to the scene off Station Road at...

Visit Isle of Wight has teamed up with a leading group travel operator publication to showcase the Island over the coming years. The Visit Isle of Wight sponsored ‘The Isle of Wight – A Guide For Groups’ is now in...

Isle of Wight haulier Wayne Lightbown was the first driver to buy a ticket at Wightlink’s new customer building at its Portsmouth car ferry terminal today (Monday). Wayne’s father Mike started the company at Blackwater 40 years ago - it...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Ryde yesterday morning (Sunday). Officers were called to St John’s Road after receiving reports of a single vehicle collision, as first reported by Island Echo. A Mitsubishi Space...

Ventnor and the Isle of Wight will feature on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow (Tuesday 9th January) when the latest edition of 'Mark Steel Comes to Town', which was recorded at Ventnor Winter Gardens, is aired at 18:30. In the continuing...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are working to free a donkey that has become stuck down a drain in Wroxall.  Crews from Sandown, Shanklin and Newport are on scene at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary...

Newport IW FC's Under 15s squad have progressed to the Semi-Final of the Saturday U-15's Hampshire Cup. This weekend saw the Island side go up against Oakwood Youth U15, a strong team that play in the Junior Premier League. But...