Last year's winner Ozzy Cornes The chair of the Isle of Wight Council is inviting children across the Island to get creative and send in their best snowmen, reindeer, or festive Christmas trees to feature on this year’s Council Christmas...

CCTV footage of a Police sergeant using 'simply inexcusable' force against 2 detainees in custody at Newport has been released following the dismissal of Sgt Simon Lythgoe yesterday (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, 50-year-old Simon Lythgoe appeared before...

The Isle of Wight, a jewel in the English Channel with its breathtaking scenery and vibrant communities, has in recent times emerged as an unexpected focal point for the gambling industry. As the year 2023 is coming closer to an...

Wightlink's Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service is running with delays of 90 minutes today (Friday) due to a mechanical issue with 1 of the ferries. The cross-Solent operator advised earlier this morning that customers can expect their sailings to be delayed...

Following its sell-out success last year, Fairlee Fireworks will be returning to Newport on Friday 3rd November. This year’s event will feature fabulous fireworks, a fire show, a bonfire, live entertainment and a new fundraising challenge, ZipFire. Consisting of a...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (29th September 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 7614 £100.00 4046 £100.00 5642 £100.00 3176 £100.00 4196 £100.00 12285 £100.00 16469 £100.00 9285 £100.00 13286 £100.00 15552 £100.00 1321

Changes to the licensing conditions for human burials at sea off the Isle of Wight have been announced, which include taking DNA from the bodies before they are laid to rest. From Sunday (1st October), those who wish a sea...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications...

2 people a week are being killed or seriously injured on the Isle of Wight's roads, new figures have revealed. Newly released data from the Department for Transport shows that tragically 8 people were killed on the Island's roads last...

Back in April, we got the long-awaited gambling white paper from the government.  After years of prognostication, campaigning from both pro and anti-gambling agendas, debate and most of all, delay, the 268-page document outlined how the conservative government plans to...