Residents are being reminded that there is still time to take part in Island Roads’ annual customer survey to feedback on the range of highway services being carried out on the Island. The survey is part of a range of...

A gull with a hook embedded in its mouth was rescued from Cowes Enterprise College yesterday (Tuesday), thanks to quick action by staff, Friends of the Animals and Carisbrooke Vets. The bird was discovered with the hook lodged in its...

Police are investigating after an 11-year-old girl on her way to school was approached by a stranger this morning (Wednesday). Police were first alerted to the suspicious incident at around 08:30 this morning (Wednesday) where it was reported that an...

A Newport man accused of several high-value thefts from businesses in Newport, will appear in court next month. As previously reported by Island Echo, it was last week that Police released the image of a male they wished to speak...

Runners of all ages are set to race through Nettlestone and Seaview this Sunday (28th September) with the return of the 'Nettlestone RAT Race'. Now in its third year since returning after the pandemic, the RAT Race - short for...

Police arrested 2 men yesterday (Tuesday) after they allegedly breached a closure order in Newport. At around 16:56, Police were called to reports of a closure order being breached on Angelica Close in Newport. On arrival, officers arrested 2 men...

Restoration work has begun on timber groynes at Lake Cliffs and Colwell Bay as part of a major Isle of Wight Council project to strengthen coastal defences. Over the coming months, 10 groynes between Small Hope Beach and Littlestairs Steps...

Young Isle of Wight model Aryia Phillips is making her mark after landing shoots with Asda George and Zara Kids - and now sees herself in Asda's Newport store! Aryia and her twin sister Nylah were signed to the London...

The Isle of Wight Marathon is celebrating its 69th anniversary this year, with around 200 runners expected to take on the demanding course across the west and north of the Island next week (5th October). The race, organised by Ryde...

The Isle of Wight Family History Society will welcome guest speaker Bill Lindsay on Monday 6th October for a talk entitled ‘William Schaw Lindsay - Victorian Entrepreneur’. William Schaw Lindsay rose from being a penniless orphan to a major shipping...