A year of fundraising for the Island’s Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus by one Island family has resulted in a total of £1,823 being presented to the charity. Donna and Keith Woodcock and their daughters, Kelly, Kirsty and Katie...

David launching the boat ahead of the circumnavigation back in 1968 A British entrepreneur is celebrating 50 years since he became the first person to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight... in a self-built pedal boat.  That 60 mile, 12.5 hour...

The iconic Priory Bay Hotel near St Helens has been bought for an undisclosed amount by Aria Resorts and will, in part, benefit from a £30million investment by the company on the Isle of Wight, it has been announced.  Up...

Children’s charity the NSPCC has revealed that last year it referred an average of more than 3 contacts a week across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to police and children’s services from members of the public concerned a child...

22-year-old Natasha Pink from Newport is to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to unlawful wounding. As first reported by Island Echo, a 26-year-old man staggered into the Crispin pub on Newport High Street on 7th November. He had...

Eileen Punter with fundraising manager Elisha Leachman. 14 hardy fundraisers took part in a Penguin Plunge in aid of Age UK Isle of Wight yesterday (Sunday). Crowds gathered at Appley Beach near the Dell Café to cheer on those brave...

The Isle of Wight Meteorological Service has issued a weather warning for dense fog across the Isle of Wight this evening (Monday) and overnight into Tuesday. Mist and fog patches will develop quickly from 18:00 before thickening overnight to become rather...

It has been a busy year for Ability Dogs 4 Young People, who now have a total of 17 working Ability Dogs on the Island.  2017 has seen a significant growth for the Sandown-based charity having gone from 8 dogs at...

Staff at Island Roads got into the festive spirit on Friday by taking part in Christmas Jumper Day. Snazzy jumpers were donned in aid of Save the Children, with a total of £45 raised. But that wasn't the only fundraising...

After a few seasons away, Ben Hopwood will return to the Wightlink Warriors in 2018 for his fifth season riding for the club. Ben, who last year rode at Kent in the National League and for Newcastle in the Championship,...