A new, updated Isle of Wight Care Services Directory has been published recently in association with the Isle of Wight Council. It gives readers crucial information on how to access and pay for, care services throughout Isle of Wight. In...

Islanders should be on the lookout for a BBC Radio 1 DJ this morning, as part of the latest Breakfast Show event. Breakfast Show host Greg James has been tasked with finding all 30 of his fellow Radio 1 show...

A Ryde man who admitted arson after he put a hot disposable BBQ in a green wheelie bin causing it to catch fire, has been handed an 18-month community order. At his first court hearing on 23rd May, Lee Cross,...

The Cowes Floating Bridge service has been suspended this evening (Sunday) due to a software issue. Isle of Wight Council has said that engineers have been contacted to look into an issue with the vessels software. As a result of...

Police and paramedics have been called to a road traffic collision in the West Wight this afternoon (Sunday). Numerous vehicles from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were seen responding out of Newport just...

Island magician Greg Chapman has decided to make magical history, in the form of a book about the history of the art of magic. Greg, who regularly performs at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, has been performing magic professionally...

Some homes and businesses in Shanklin are experiencing issues with their water supply this morning (Sunday). Island Echo understands that a water main has burst on Landguard Road and as result many in the local area are experiencing issues with...

A Grade II-listed red telephone box has been destroyed as a result of a 2-car crash that has occurred in Chale this evening (Saturday). The incident has occurred on Military Road just outside of the Church of St Andrew. A...

A 1-year-old Island girl - who suffers from a rare condition that means hair follicles don't grow properly on her head - has received a specialist blonde wig courtesy of The Little Princess Trust. Grace - who will turn 2...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has welcomed the announcement made by the Home Office on the 7% pay rise for police officers in England and Wales. PCC Donna Jones has said: “This pay...