Island Roads staff have been working with the Wight Squirrel Project to help preserve and enhance a woodland sanctuary. In support of Red Squirrel Week (6th - 12th October), Island Roads volunteers have made valuable improvements to squirrel-friendly reserves at...

Medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance were scrambled to East Cowes this lunchtime (Wednesday) to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service with an ongoing medical emergency in the town. Flying medics were first scrambled from...

33 pairs from 7 golf clubs across the Isle of Wight have taken part in the annual Ladies Fourball better ball match play competition, which commenced in April.  Across the months, there were some very closely fought matches throughout this...

Residents in an area of Cowes are without water this morning (Wednesday). Several Island Echo readers in the Baring Road, Crossfield Avenue and Ward Avenue area have reported having no running water. Others have said that contacting the Southern Water...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable have answered questions from the public in an online forum, covering anti-social behaviour, police visibility, road safety and officer integrity. Donna Jones hosted the COPS event (Commissioner’s Oversight...

Hunnyhill Primary School, in Newport, is celebrating the start of an exciting new chapter as it officially joins Ormiston Academies Trust - one of the country’s leading education providers. Ormiston runs 44 schools across the country, including Cowes Enterprise College,...

Isle of Wight-based print-on-demand platform Teemill has revealed it helped charity partners raise more than £1million over the past 12 months through the sale of sustainable, made-to-order merchandise. Hundreds of charities use the Teemill platform to run online stores that...

The Isle of Wight Council has teamed up with Solent Careers Hub to host a free careers, education and training event designed to inspire and inform young people, parents, and carers about the wide range of opportunities available for the...

Motorists heading between Newport and Cowes are facing significant delays this morning (Monday) following a road traffic collision.  Emergency services were first called to Cowes Road at around 08:30 following reports of a road traffic collision. Island Echo understands that...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has launched a new public panel aimed at strengthening engagement with local communities across the region. The initiative, called Your Service, Your Say, invites residents aged 18 and over to share...