Horrid Henry creator Francesca Simon and Mock the Week star Alasdair Beckett-King lead the line-up of authors and speakers announced for the 2024 IW Story Festival, taking place next February half term. Tickets to see an array of authors, illustrators,...

Stormy weather has forced the closure of steps to a popular Isle of Wight beach  — little more than half a year after they reopened — because they are no longer attached to the cliff. Following flooding and Storms Babet...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

A cold blast is heading our way for the next few days – possibly bringing frost and ice, raising the risk of leaks, burst pipes and expensive repairs and Southern Water has issued some top tips on how to keep...

Wightlink has been awarded Gold at the British Travel Awards 2023 as Best Ferry Operator in the UK.  More than a million and a half customers voted across all the categories to recognise the country’s best travel companies, based on...

Isle of Wight shipping specialist Acclaim Logistics has acquired the Cowes depot and key members of the Steve Porter senior management team, it has been announced. During this process, Acclaim Logistics, with depots in Totton, Southampton, and on the Isle...

Homeowners from the McCarthy Stone development at Silver Sands Court in Bembridge had a novel way of raising much-needed funds for the all-important Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) recently. Residents of the retirement living complex got together...

St John's Church, Newport recently held a Christmas Angels Sale, with a local Brownie Unit and a charity group present at the event. Refreshments were served and stalls offered a good selection of items suitable for Christmas Gifts and more....

New Sandown & Shanklin Lifeboat crew member, Blossom Kelly (aged 21 weeks), helped launch the charity's annual Christmas fundraising event alongside Sandown Mayor Alex Lightfoot, councillors, crew members and festive fundraisers at the Broadway Centre last weekend (25th November). In...

A 16-year-old boy at the centre of a 5-hour-long armed siege in East Cowes back in August has been released under investigation. As previously reported by Island Echo, the teenager was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill following an incident...