A spine-tingling mix of fine dining and live theatre is returning to East Cowes this October as Albert Cottage Hotel hosts its hugely popular Halloween Murder Mystery nights, ‘A Recipe for Murder’, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. The...

Firefighters from stations across the Isle of Wight are tackling a major blaze on a residential road in Cowes this afternoon (Sunday). It was at around 15:45 that 999 calls were first made to fire control to report a fire...

Police are renewing an appeal for information following the death of an 80-year-old Shanklin man, who has passed away in hospital following a serious collision in Arreton earlier this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, at about 14:15 on...

Fears of people in distress following the discovery of buoyancy aids on the beach at Sandown prompted the tasking of HM Coastguard last night (Saturday). Calls with reports that a pair of buoyancy aids had washed up on the beach...

A main road through Havenstreet has been closed this morning (Saturday) following a 2 vehicle collision that has resulted in fears of a gas leak. Police, fire and paramedics were first called to Main Road, near the junction with Firestone...

Wight Tri transformed Gurnard into a fast-paced arena last week, for Round 5 of the club’s Summer swim-bike-swim-run series. The race took place on Friday 15th August, attracted 17 triathletes to the water and seafront. Competitors tackled either a 250m...

Newport Golf Club was the venue for this year’s Cliff Dinham Salvers, with 28 pairs taking part in the medal foursomes competition. Last year’s winners Louise Webb and Jacky Cook from Westridge Golf Centre retained the trophies on 18th August...

Vice Captains Dorian Cobb and Vicki Guildford claimed victory in Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club’s Tetlow Salvers greensomes stableford competition last week (Sunday 17th August), finishing with an impressive 47 points. The pair secured the silverware by edging out the...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (22nd August 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1072 £100.00 14151 £100.00 18344 £100.00 13742 £100.00 5731 £100.00 14225 £100.00 10658 £100.00 11396 £100.00 17671 £100.00 1095 £100.00 8855

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They 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...