3 men have been arrested following a CCTV appeal issued by Police into an incident that saw 3 women get assaulted in Newport Town Centre in January.  As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 01:45 on 21st January, 2...

A local charity dedicated to helping people in East Newport access food and household goods has received a boost - thanks to a donation from Southern Vectis.  Pan Together has been chosen as one of the recipients of Southern Vectis’...

Police are appealing for information after vandals caused extensive damage to a window at Ryde's Iceland store in the early hours of this morning. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at around 03:10 this morning (Thursday)...

Sandown Carnival has reflected on a bumper 2022, the 1st season since the COVID-19 pandemic, admitting that 'we couldn't have hoped for a better year'. In a hugely successful comeback year, Sandown Carnival’s 2022 events attracted at least 10,000 spectators,...

National supermarket chain Tesco has announced that around 2,100 jobs could be cut as the company looks to make changes in its operations, which will impact the Tesco Extra store in Ryde and the Tesco Superstore in Freshwater. The grocer...

The cost of living crisis has forced a business on Ryde High Street to close its doors and go online only just 5 months after it opened. As previously reported by Island Echo, The Baby Bear Emporium on Ryde High...

The date for the 2023 Isle of Wight Mardi Gras in Ryde is set for Saturday 8th July with the theme of 'Year of the Coast'. Once again New Carnival is linking up with the National Children’s Carnival week of...

The Rotary Club of Shanklin would like to thank the generosity of Islanders who donated gifts and bought items at their annual sale in January. Rachel Wadie, Secretary of the Rotary Club of Shanklin, has said that the impact of...

Wight Eagles U13's kicked off 2023 with a well-earned 4-1 win at home to Chineham at the weekend. With the young Eagles having a reshuffle and moving some players around, the girls started brightly against a very well-organised Chineham side....

The Annual General Meeting of the Isle of Wight Green Party earlier this week saw members unanimously pass a resolution to look for 20mph speed limits to be introduced in town centres across the Island. This comes only 2 weeks...