Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel services this morning (Sunday). An update as to whether service can resume is due at 09:45 In the meantime, purchased tickets are being accepted on Wightlink’s FastCat...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that they have launched an investigation after a Reynolds & Read worker was crushed in an incident at Duxmore Quarry earlier this month. As previously reported by Island Echo, on the morning...

Mystery remains as to exactly how a Honda Jazz came to rest upside down in a hedge on the outskirts of St Helens earlier this week. Island Echo understands that the road traffic collision - on Carpenters Road - occurred...

Planning permission has been granted to transform Riverway House in Newport into a new GP surgery, marking a positive step forward for the long term and sustainable delivery of local healthcare on the Isle of Wight. The facility, operated by...

A man has been arrested following a crash which has seen an Audi collide with a brick wall in Shide this afternoon (Saturday). Police were first called to Shide Road - at the junction with College Road - at around...

The Wight Aviation Museum Team welcomed, Andrew Hall-Jones, the son of Rod Hall-Jones the current owner of the "Spartan 3 Seater" aircraft that WAM is bringing home to the Isle of Wight. Andrew who is with the New Zealand Defence...

Police have made 2 arrests after a group of men, reportedly seen with baseball bats and metal poles, attempted to gain entry to an address in Ventnor last night (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were first...

Heritage Action Zone funding from Historic England has given Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council’s Shaping Newport project the opportunity to install additional maps of Newport around the town at various entry points. The funding was used to install five more...

Blackgang Chine has announced the return of Sunset Sessions for 2025, with Radio 1 DJ Charlie Hedges set to mix the decks on the Blackgang clifftop this June. Saturday 7th June, will see none other than Charlie Hedges, one of...

Police investigating a break-in at a pharmacy in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday) have arrested a Ventnor man on suspicion of burglary. As first reported by Island Echo, a burglar used a brick to gain entry...