The hotel engulfed in flames in the early hours of Saturday morning. Bomb Disposal experts have this evening (Saturday) rushed to the Parkbury Hotel in Sandown - which was ravaged by fire overnight - amid fears that an explosive device...

A pair of Southampton men have been charged and given dates to appear before the courts following a burglary at The Co-op in Sandown earlier this week (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, officers were deployed to the High Street in...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service have issued a weather warning for heavy rain set to move in tomorrow (Sunday) morning. It is predicted that a heavy band of rain will hit the Island between 04:00 and 10:00. Around 20mm...

A joint Police and Fire investigation is underway to establish how a large fire broke out at the derelict Parkbury Hotel in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). As first reported by Island Echo, a total of...

Some residents of East Cowes have awoken this morning (Saturday) to find their cars unlocked and the doors wide open.  Many residents in the Osborne Road area of the North Wight town have been ‘targeted’ overnight. It is believed the...

The skatepark at Niton Recreation Ground in the South Wight has been vandalised this week. Members of the Niton Community first noticed that the facilities off Allotment Road had been targeted on Friday morning (16th February). It seems that those...

Busy Bee Garden Centre has been announced as the winner of the GTN's Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team after receiving the most customer votes. In the final week of voting before the competition ended just before Christmas, Busy Bee was...

The stroke unit at St Mary’s Hospital was delighted to receive a generous cheque after a successful Christmas raffle. The raffle raised an impressive total of £2,556 with many of the items donated by Mr Sharpe and his daughter Leanne....

Line dancers and councillors from Sandown celebrated ‘National Heart Month’ on Valentine's Day, with the publication of a map of all defibrillators in Sandown, part of the new Sandown Guide which is to be delivered to every household in the...

Residents at Old Charlton House Care Home were feeling the love this Valentine’s Day. The home was decorated with an abundance of hearts with some of the decorations made by the residents themselves.  The Dining Room tables were also decorated...