Crafty youngsters from across the Island have been decorating their school bags with something bright to make sure they are seen and safe during the darker winter months. Brighten Your Bag encourages pupils to consider how they are seen while...

The busy main road between Shanklin and Ventnor is to be closed for around 12 days from Monday to allow for footway repairs. Between 13th February and 3rd March, Leeson road will be closed between its junction with St Boniface...

Popular Godshill pub 'The Griffin' has announced that is to re-open in mid-March after an extensive renovation. As previously reported by Island Echo, it was confirmed back at the start of January that the pub was to close for a...

A new Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Association is being launched on the Isle of Wight this month. The first meeting will be held at Ryde Castel in Ryde on 23rd February, starting at 19:30. The group will aim to...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is taking the lead in bridging the digital skills gap across the region, within its communities and businesses. Working with Catalyst South partners, leading technology companies and experts to provide access to the latest...

A new multi-million-pound facility that makes sand and gravel extraction at Wight Building Materials among the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the UK is now up and running. The company has now fully commissioned a state-of-the-art new filter press...

The University of Portsmouth has been awarded £35,000 to work with The Water Mill at Calbourne  - one of the oldest working water mills in the UK.  The project, funded by Innovate UK and Geo Weeks and Sons LTD, a...

The Bay CE School celebrated NSPCC Number Day on Friday (3rd February). In Maths lessons, children were given the opportunity to explore 'maths in the real world'. Reception classes made their own playdoh, learning how to measure and count, whilst...

The Isle of Wight Council celebrated the official opening of the co-working and flexible office space Building 41 in Northwood last Thursday. With over 100 people in attendance, guests were treated to tours of the building’s state-of-the-art facilities – including...

Plans to tackle another problem part of Great Preston Road in Ryde today (Tuesday) have been delayed until Thursday. Work at the Westridge end of the busy road was due to start this morning but has been pushed back to...