A local jewellery store has reunited a stolen ring with its owners after it was sold to them last week. The ring had been stolen from its owners and sold to Capital Jewellers in Newport. Rob Capital - the owner...

Steve Holbrook, ChiefExecutive, Isle of Wight Chamber ofCommerce. The nominations have been announced for the 2023 IW Chamber Business Awards, sponsored by WightFibre. More than 40 Island businesses have been shortlisted in 15 categories and the winners will be presented...

A residential road in Cowes has been closed following the emergence of a sinkhole this afternoon (Friday). Island Roads has closed South Road whilst they - and Southern Water - investigate the extent of a void that has appeared in...

A boat well ablaze in the middle of the River Medina is being tackled by fire crews on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Friday). The incident began at around 15:15 and has seen a boat catch fire in the...

A 40-year-old man has been pronounced dead after being found in the water off Ventnor Esplanade this afternoon (Friday). As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency services were mobilised to Esplanade after a male was spotted in the choppy waters...

Priory School in Whippingham has just received a clean bill of health from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). In February of this year, ISI inspectors arrived on the school’s doorstep to conduct a 2-day long Regulatory Compliance Inspection. They looked...

Adverse weather has forced disruption on Red Jet and Hovertravel services this afternoon (Friday). Hovertravel has temporarily suspended its cross-Solent service between Ryde and Southsea due to the high winds whilst Red Jet has cancelled the 15:35, 16:45 and 17:55...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to Ventnor this lunchtime, alongside a number of other emergency services, where a person has been rescued from the sea. It is believed that a male was spotted in...

A local co-operative, which joined forces with the Isle of Wight Society in 1969, is celebrating its 150th anniversary today (Friday). Southern Co-op, originally named Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, was first formed on 24th March 1873 and is one...

Calendar Girls the Musical is to debut on the Isle of Wight in June, in aid of Mountbatten. The much-loved and highly acclaimed musical, Calendar Girls, is set to make its Isle of Wight debut at Shanklin Theatre between 25th-27th...