Issues with the sewage system on board Red Osprey along with the earlier engine issues on Red Eagle, means that Red Funnel is currently experiencing delays of up to 4 hours on its vehicle ferry service this afternoon (Thursday). As...

East Cowes' Central Store is to close later this month it has been announced. The store located on Well Road - just a stone's throw from both The Co-op and Waitrose - is to close permanently on the 12th August....

Police are looking to identify a man as part of an investigation into 2 theft incidents carried out at The Little Cow Shed in Havenstreet. One occurred on the evening of 30th June and another in the early hours of...

Shanklin-based Gatten and Lake Childcare has regained its 'Good' rating, just 6 months after it was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted inspectors. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Bay-based educational facility was graded 'inadequate' following a visit from inspectors back...

Godshill Orchards opened a new self-service shop in honour of the business' late matriarch Vivienne Medway. The village business have sold their fruit & products for generations at the Orchard entrance and it was decided to refresh the facility. Sadly,...

The Isle of Wight Council is currently hosting a duo of 3rd year Business Administration apprentices from the town of Coburg in Germany, as part of the continuing 40th anniversary celebrations of friendship between the 2 locations. Lisa Bachmann and...

East Cowes Town Council has secured Public Works funding for 2 major projects in the town. The first is the total refurbishment of the 60-year-old Esplanade toilets and the second brings an end to a ten-year campaign to replace the...

Police are on the hunt for a man who is said to have exposed himself to a walker on Tennyson Down earlier this week. At around 08:30 yesterday (Tuesday), a woman in her 20s was walking along a footpath at...

Firefighters tackled a vehicle fire in the heart of Ryde earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). The vehicle - a BMW 1-series - was parked on George Street when it suddenly caught fire at around 13:30. A single fire crew from Ryde...

Naturezones, with the help of Isle of Wight wildlife photographers, has just launched its 2025 Isle of Wight Wildlife calendar. Images in the calendar were chosen by public vote, however, everyone who submitted a photograph is represented in the calendar....