UPDATED: Park Road in Wootton has been closed by Island Roads tonight (Monday) following a road traffic collision in icy conditions. Emergency services were mobilised to the scene between Briddlesford Road and Lushington Hill at around 22:00 ahead of Island...

UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: Sixth Form students at Christ the King College in Newport could return in the New Year to find they are without classrooms, as Island Echo reveals that the school owes more than £800,000 for the hire of the...

Ventnor's traditional Boxing Day swim has been cancelled after more than 35 years due to a lack of support, organisers have today (Monday) announced. Each Christmas thousands of people gather at Ventnor Esplanade to see a crowd of brave fundraisers...

People Matter IW and The Independent Living Centre have retained their internationally recognised ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and can be used by any organisation, large or small, regardless of its...

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling on householders to support the battle against fly-tipping, by thinking twice about how they dispose of their rubbish this Christmas. The CLA which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses says fly-tipping...

Genevieve Jolliffe from Ryde has joined the 2017/2018 cohort of the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme, in partnership with School for Social Entrepreneurs and jointly funded by Big Lottery Fund. The year-long programme equips entrepreneurs with the skills to grow...

L-R: Rik Smith, Austin Crocombe, Maeve Crocombe and Helen Crowcombe Santa visited the wonderful grotto built by his elves and friends at Freshwater Lifeboat station on Saturday. In just 3 hours a total of 94 children enjoyed a chat with...

A ban on microbeads is likely by next summer after the Government started the process in Parliament of outlawing the products in a move welcomed Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely. The regulation will outlaw microbeads in cosmetics and personal...

UPDATED: The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice across the Isle of Wight between 16:00 today (Monday) and overnight into tomorrow morning. Forecasters say that temperatures are likely to fall rapidly below freezing late this afternoon....

A fundraising initiative by Cowes-based Seasafe Systems has seen the handover of a cheque for £500 to Cowes RNLI. Seasafe, which specialises in marine safety clothing and other marine products, nominated the RNLI to benefit from the company’s scheme to...