Parkdean Resorts has received the coveted TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2024, with its popular Isle of Wight holiday parks among those recognised for outstanding guest experiences. The award, based on consistently positive feedback from visitors, highlights the high standards...

Isle of Wight musician Ugly Ozo has been announced as the debut signing for new record label REX RECS. Ugly Ozo, the stage name of multi-instrumentalist Jess Baker, is the first act to join forces with Macks Faulkron on his...

Cowes Classic Day will return to The Parade next month (Sunday 1st June), with over 60 vintage cars, historic vessels, live music and a Spitfire display on offer at this free community event. Organised by the Royal London Yacht Club...

Investigations are underway after a vehicle driver, who crashed into parked cars in Ventnor last night, fled the scene. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first alerted to the collision on Mitchell Avenue at around 21:45 last night. At...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested following an incident in which a woman was assaulted at a shop in Cowes earlier today (Sunday). Police first received a report of an assault against a woman in her 20s at The Range...

Vectis Rugby Football Club is celebrating an exceptional 2024/25 season, marked by a significant rise in membership, growing community engagement and an increasingly bright future for rugby on the Isle of Wight. The season concluded with a successful festival held...

Talented young mathematicians at The Bay CE School are celebrating after achieving excellent results in the prestigious UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Maths Challenge. A total of 35 students in Years 9 and 10 took part in the national competition, which...

Police swarmed a residential road in Pan yesterday (Saturday) following reports of a teenager with a knife. Police were called to the scene after they received a report of a teenage boy in possession of a suspected knife on Barton...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. This letter is in response to the one-way diversion between Newport and Cowes, which has been causing significant...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to build its own housing for the first time in many years, thanks to a £500,000 grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.  The funding, awarded under the trust's Veterans’ Capital Housing...