The Premier Lounge at the Andrew Younie Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde recently played host to the second community Christmas dinner for 50 elderly or isolated Island residents who may otherwise spend Christmas alone. Building on the positive response from last year's...

Immigration officials were on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday), but their visits to premises in Cowes and Ventnor didn't result in any arrests. Officers first visited an address on Newport Road, Cowes at 14:30 yesterday afternoon. A search of the...

Young people from across the Isle of Wight will continue to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh awards following the reissuing of the Isle of Wight Council’s provider licence. There are currently over 150 young people taking part in...

A worldwide audience will now get the chance to see the stunning views at Appley Beach in Ryde with the introduction of a new webcam - the second to be launched in the town this year. The camera, which can...

The principal of Christ the King College, Pat Goodhead, has today (Thursday) wrote to parents to reassure them about the future of the school's sixth form provision. Island Echo exclusively revealed on Monday that the Carisbrooke-based college owes more than...

Island MP Bob Seely has welcomed the 14th consecutive quarterly fall in unemployment and a record 32 million people in work. Latest figures show the unemployment rate is 4.3% - the lowest level since 1975 - and there is a...

An Island lad and his father joined Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity at Clarence House in London yesterday (Wednesday) to help decorate the Christmas tree and enjoy an afternoon tea. Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity is a lifeline charity for...

UPDATED: Armed Police have taken up position on Arthur Street in Ryde this lunchtime (Thursday) as a result of a ongoing incident. Police have blocked off the road at both ends whilst Armed Response Officers attend to the alert, the...

L-R: Passengers Jan and Keith Chambers with Jacqueline Southern Vectis driver Jacqueline Levy enjoys such a special relationship with her passengers, she organised a festive lunch for them. Jacqueline, from Newport, joined her regular passengers at The White Lion in...

Shanklin Town Council has received 2 Platinum awards for the town's new Tower Cottage and Falcon Cross toilets. The National Loo of the Year awards were held in Birmingham last week and saw Shanklin commended for the quality of the new facilities,...