A 38-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested following an early-morning break-in at a local addiction rehabilitation centre. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at around 05:30 on Sunday (25th February) following reports of a break-in...

Building 41, the Island’s first business hub, has reached a significant milestone - it's 1st birthday! New stats show the wealth of activities that Building 41 has facilitated, including over 200 meetings, 87 co-working memberships, almost 100 day bookings, several...

More than 75% of schools on the Isle of Wight have faced real-terms cuts since 2010, new data has revealed. The schoolcuts website - which is a campaign fighting against educational funding cuts - is run by education unions: National Education...

Island MP Bob Seely says he is to create a policy on cross-Solent travel for the Isle of Wight Council following the most recent bout of disruption. As previously reported by Island Echo, customers using the Wightlink vehicle ferry service...

Police forces across the South East will be working together to intensify their operations to tackle rural crime this week. Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Thames Valley police forces have set up the South East Partnership...

A road in Carisbrooke has been blocked this afternoon (Monday) whilst firefighters assist paramedics with an ongoing medical emergency in the area. Emergency service vehicles are currently blocking Castle Road at its junction with Carisbrooke Road. 2 ambulances from the...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has been called to The Bay this afternoon (Monday) in response to a medical emergency in the area. Flying doctors have made the journey from their Thruxton base in Northern Hampshire...

Numerous containers are in situ at Appley Car Park. The sudden appearance of over 15 large sewage storage containers at Ryde's Appley Car Park is as a result of ongoing works to fix a burst sewer pipe on the outskirts...

Medics from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) have been scrambled to Totland this afternoon (Friday) to assist with an ongoing medical emergency in the village. Having been scrambled from its Thruxton base at around 13:30, the...

(L-R) Rev’d Jackie Maw, Nigel Hartley MBE- CEO Mountbatten Hospice, Dawn Haig Thomas- High Sheriff, Emily Waters and Di Woodhouse – co-organisers of the Christmas Tree Festival The Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival organisers have announced that the 2023 edition raised...