A man who died following a crash between a bicycle and a Land Rover in Shorwell last weekend has been named as 64-year-old Professor Simon McQueen-Mason. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Main Road at 10:15...

After sitting empty for well over a year, the former Prezzo building in Newport High Street has a new lease of life - say hello to Correo Lounge. The new cafe and bar opened its doors on 1st June following...

It's a double whammy this week (as we didn't publish last Friday due to the Bank Holiday) and what a bumper edition of the Readers' Gallery it is! Thanks to everyone who has shared photos over the past 2 weeks,...

Plans to change the name of Hampshire Constabulary to include the Isle of Wight have taken another step forward - and the new name could be in place by the Autumn. The Minister of State for Crime and Policing, Kit...

A 45-year-old man has been arrested, questioned and released after Police located a sword, a knuckleduster and a quantity of drugs at an address in Ryde earlier this week. Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team, working alongside the newly-formed High...

There's a change of plans for a derelict eyesore on the edge of Newport as a new party steps forward – but its proposal would see more houses and less supported living  that the previous one. In 2015, the Isle...

The ONS has found that Blackpool, Hastings, Harrow, and Chiltern all have higher divorce rates than the UK average. Corby and Norwich were ranked third and ninth, respectively, in the ONS' league of divorce-prone towns. But why are these two...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (10th June 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1783 £100.00 16928 £100.00 12356 £100.00 11688 £100.00 15670 £100.00 12458 £100.00 1047 £100.00 2986 £100.00 8095 £100.00 10392 £100.00 3941

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...

The Isle of Wight Council looks set to sell off a busy car park and partially derelict site in Shanklin to make way for the Island's first 'Apart-Hotel', complete with 30 rooms, 14 private apartments and 4 commercial units. It's...