Organisers of Isle of Wight Day have confirmed that there will be no event in 2022, but that the celebrations will resume in September 2023. It had been planned for the Day to go ahead last month, but the sudden...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust welcomed its first cohort of 13 young learners, who joined the Careers for Young People Programme last month. This innovative training programme has been developed in partnership with colleagues from HTP Apprenticeship College as...

*Warning – this article may contain information that some readers could find upsetting* Graham Medway, who is already serving 9 years behind bars for the rape of a 3-year-old girl, has been handed a 6 year prison sentence and a...

Police responded to reports of a disturbance in the street in Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday), which led to 1 person being arrested. Officers responded to Argyll Street in the town at 01:03 following reports of...

Isle of Wight charities, sports groups and arts organisations who regularly need to visit the mainland can now apply for travel support over the next year through the 2023 Wightlink in the Community sponsorship programme.  Wightlink in the Community currently...

Notorious criminal Joseph Baker, wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at court last month, has finally been arrested by Police in Sandown this morning (Tuesday). Officers descended on St John's Road in the town earlier today after receiving...

Planning permission is being sought to build up to 163 new homes and a number of new offices and industrial units on farmland on the outskirts of Cowes. The applicants, Mr and Mrs Sam Biles, are seeking outline permission from...

The new access road serving Ryde Pier is nearing completion as work on the Ryde Interchange project is set to ramp up in the coming months. Now the summer season is at an end, work on the project will enter...

Blackgang Chine has announced that it will be saying a final farewell to its iconic clifftop rollercoaster, Cliffhanger, in just a matter of weeks. As previously reported by Island Echo back in March, the decision has been taken to remove...

A bold vision for a new cultural centre, including a space to keep the Island's archive material, has been published by the Isle of Wight Council in advance of carrying out a detailed feasibility study on funding and timelines for...