More Island youngsters have been given the opportunity to take the plunge and learn to swim with the Isle of Wight Council's 1Leisure service. The local authority increased the number of places available for junior swimming lessons at 1Leisure Medina,...

Age UK Isle of Wight and students from the Isle of Wight College are working together to support older people to get online by offering digital support workshops. During lockdown getting online became increasingly important and vital services are now...

The Isle of Wight Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service has been officially thanked for their community service following the death of Her Majesty The Queen last year. The volunteers are all part of the national charity which has 20...

2 animal care assistants from RSPCA Isle of Wight are training to take on a gruelling 106km non-stop walk around the Island this April to raise much-needed funds for the animals in the charity’s care. Having completed the epic challenge...

The Isle of Wight is the UK's 10th safest area to be a pedestrian, new research has claimed. The research - carried out by Bollards Direct - revealed that the Island was ranked 10th behind places such as Swansea, Aberdeen...

Emergency services are in attendance at a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday). The incident occurred at around 16:00 on Foxes Road, between the zebra crossing and the junction with Mill Street, near Sainsbury's...

Adults at The Way Forward Programme are to take to the stage when they perform their summer show at Medina Theatre in June. The Way Forward Programme is a day centre based in Newport that supports adults with additional needs,...

Islander Sue Edwards has been awarded 'Celebrant of the Year' for the South of England in the prestigious National Celebrant Awards 2022-2023. Sue - who owns and runs Wight Celebrants - was last week handed her national award by James...

Cowes-based Strainstall, which has over 56 years of history here on the Island, has been rebranded to BES Group, it has been confirmed. As previously reported by Island Echo, the business - which designs and manufactures monitoring systems for use...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is seeking to ban the breeding of wild serval cats with domestic cats to produce Savannah hybrids - known as 'designer pets'. This mating practice can be painful and dangerous for domestic cats and...