Independent Arts, the arts for wellbeing charity on the Isle of Wight, is undergoing a change in leadership at the end of September. Lisa Gagliani MBE, who has been the charity’s chief executive since late 2019, will be leaving to...

A fundraising concert in Cowes by Abbey Brass will include the world premiere of a new composition about life on the Isle of Wight. Island Life has been written by the band’s composer-in-residence Mary Lillington and will be performed during...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat station is looking for new volunteers to join its thriving community of people helping to save lives in the Solent. The annual intake of shore crew invites anyone aged 18+ living and/or working within 5 minutes of...

Camphill Stormers won the Vectis Pétanque League by an impressive 14-point margin, clinching the title for the 3rd year in a row. The team finished with 77 points, whilst their nearest rivals – Victorians – ended up with a total...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) is launching its biggest-ever fundraising appeal, Operation Airbase - Save Time, Save Lives, to raise £3.6million for a brand new airbase and charity headquarters in Southampton. The charity has already raised...

Just days after Island Echo published a story about the Isle of Wight being home to the largest amount of teenage tearaways, the Area Commander for Isle of Wight Police has said that much of the issues involving young people...

The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Graham Biss, presented 8 long-serving members of Isle of Wight Search and Rescue with their Kings Coronation Medals on 22nd August 2024. The King Charles III Coronation Medal are commemorative medals created...

Snap Fitness IOW has been shortlisted in the National Fitness Awards, the UK’s biggest free-to-enter fitness awards and are in the running for a prestigious national award. The club has been shortlisted in the Best Community Involvement Award and the Customer Service...

Ryde Town Council has announced that they have been awarded funding by the South Western Railway Customer & Communities Investment Fund and SNG to deliver a series of community cookery sessions. These sessions are designed to bring people together, promote...

Age UK Isle of Wight is campaigning against the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment (WFP), with new estimates showing that up to 2 million pensioners in need of assistance to stay warm this winter may be left without support. With...