35-year-old Liam Estridge has been charged with drugs supply offences following the execution of a drugs warrant in Rookley earlier this month. As first reported by Island Echo, on Thursday 12th September officers conducted a drugs warrant at an address...

It’s not just the authors at this year’s Isle of Wight Literary Festival who will be household names, those interviewing them will be too. Festival organisers have pulled in a number of celebrity interviewers to question the star authors during...

The Isle of Wight Army Cadets were crowned overall winners at the Royal Hampshire Cup recently. The Royal Hampshire Cup is a military skills competition held annually by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force, the latest iteration was...

This Organ Donation Week (23rd – 29th September), NHS Blood and Transplant and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is encouraging people to think about organ donation and register their wishes.  Over the past 30 years, thousands of lives have been...

Local companies are at the forefront of a major Southern Water project to reduce the discharging of stormwater into the sea off the Island. Wight Building Materials and Whippingham-based civil engineering company C45 are both key supply chain partners in...

Girls with an interest in playing football are being encouraged to attend sessions run by Ryde Saints Football Club. Ryde Saints have run girls' sessions in the past, however for whatever reason, these ended up petering out. For the 2024-25...

IOW Group, a leading company for advanced filtration solutions across multiple industries, has announced the launch of their new product, Mobi – a mobile rig equipped with their award-winning centrifugal oil filter and pump, designed to transform the way engine...

Southern Housing is continuing its mission to make homes and communities on the Isle of Wight more eco-friendly. The housing provider held a Sustainability Revolution event on the Isle of Wight on 11th and 12th September at The Riverside Centre...

The Footprint Trust, a home energy charity based on the Isle of Wight, is launching a new volunteer scheme, thanks to funding from Ridge Clean Energy. This initiative will provide training to volunteers who want to help residents save money...

A father and son are to embark on a 20-mile charity walk in aid of The UK Sepsis Trust later this year.  Christopher Cowdrey and his 13-year-old son Devlin initially started sharing their weight-loss journey on TikTok at the start...