Officers from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary made more than 280 arrests as part of Operation Holly - the annual Christmas drink and drug driving crackdown. Between 1st December to 31st December 2022, officers from the Joint Operations...

A local coffee and ale house in Ryde is celebrating a successful first full year as it continues to grow from strength to strength. What once was known as The Star Inn, the pub on Ryde High Street was refurbished...

Adverse weather today (Saturday) has forced Hovertravel to suspend services on its Ryde - Southsea route. Heavy winds have enforced the suspension of the cross-Solent service. Tickets that have already been purchased are being accepted on Wightlinks Fast Cat service....

The new permissive footpath at Brighstone Holiday Centre and the Isle of Wight Coastal Path between Grange Chine and Isle of Wight Pearl has been closed following significant landslips making it unsafe to use. Diversions were put in place yesterday...

Cross-Solent travel operator Hovertravel has announced that from this month they will try keeping the engines turned on - as opposed to turning them off - when they turn the craft around at Ryde and Southsea, just like in the...

Tesco has issued a recall on Wicked Kitchen Spinach & Wild Garlic Ravioli because it may contain small pieces of metal. The recall was issued on Wednesday evening as a precautionary measure with Islanders warned by the Food Standard Agency...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Statistics revealed by the Isle of Wight Maternity Department have revealed that a total of 961 babies were born on the Island in 2022 - including 14 sets of twins. Of those 961 it was a nearly half-and-half boy vs...

Police have been in attendance on Dodnor Lane in Newport this afternoon (Thursday) after receiving reports of a suspicious item near to the Island’s hospital. Several Police vehicles were mobilised to the scene on the industrial estate shortly after 13:20....

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. The following letter is in relation to the planned construction of a T-junction connecting Fairlee Road and Mews...