With Halloween soon upon us, have you stopped to think about the landfill waste you might be creating?  Across the UK, 4.5 million tonnes of good food is wasted every year. That’s enough to fill 38 million wheelie bins! With...

The elderly driver of a Skoda is in hospital following a serious incident in Sandown last night (Friday) in which she mowed down a pedestrian just moments before crashing into a tree. Emergency services were called Avenue Road at 20:45...

As Island Roads gears up for the winter season, Isle of Wight Council members have been seeing first-hand the work that goes into keeping the network safe during cold conditions.  Elected members were recently invited to Island Roads’ winter maintenance...

Police have cordoned off part of the seafront at Sandown tonight (Friday) following a road traffic collision in which a pedestrian has reportedly been struck by a car. The incident, understood to involve a white Audi A1, has occurred on...

Paramedics are treating the driver of a car for injuries sustained in a crash in Sandown tonight (Friday), in which a vehicle has collided into a tree. The collision has occurred on Avenue Road, outside The Tap pub. Island Echo...

Conservative Councillors have called on the Alliance-led Council to come clean about details surrounding the secret deal struck over the troubled Floating Bridge announced last week, as it emerges 1 of the companies involved has appointed liquidators. An agreement has...

In the same week that we saw a partial lunar eclipse, the Island Echo Readers' Gallery features a variety of photos that capture a varied week on the Isle of Wight... Beautiful reflection Bembridge Beach ~ Photo credit Foxy Bembridge...

The situation at St Mary’s Hospital has improved with a Critical Incident stood down, but it remains serious as pressure continues across all NHS services, the Isle of Wight Trust says. Juliet Pearce, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs, has...

Emergency services including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are responding to a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a van on Middle Road between Chessell and Tapnell this afternoon (Friday). The crash has occurred near the junction...

Isle of Wight businesses are being warned of the presence of oil thieves on the Isle of Wight this week, with 2 people chased off from a pub near Rookley. According to multiple social media posts, 2 people in a...