Another cold night across the Isle of Wight saw the mercury drop to a staggering -7.3c last night (Thursday), according to local weather forecaster IW Met Service. The ridiculously cold reading was captured over in the West Wight at Newbridge,...

28 players, in teams of 4 took to the golf course for a 9-hole Texas scramble from a shot-gun start. Overshadowed by darkness and cold conditions, the teams took the fairway at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club at around 17:00...

Repair works underway back in July 2020 The major project to rebuild and reopen Belgrave Road in Ventnor has been completed, almost 3 years after it was originally closed. The final element of the work, resurfacing the newly-constructed road, was...

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...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has said that he will put his hat in the ring and stand for the Isle of Wight West Constituency should the proposed outline for the split of the Island into 2 constituencies be...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor - 4th December 2022 "It is important to recognise that neither the Environment Agency...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary are to close a section of the main road to Sandown this evening to conduct a reconstruction of a fatal crash that killed a German man during the scooter rally weekend.  Newport Road will...

As the cold weather continues to bite across the Isle of Wight this week, gritters are set to continue in their deployment of salt across the Island's road network this afternoon (Thursday) and tomorrow morning (Friday). With low temperatures set...

Barchester’s Vecta House care home in Newport got into the Christmas spirit by hosting its Christmas light switch-on event last week. Residents were joined by children from Summerfields Primary School who sang carols followed by the turning on of the...

Islanders are being warned by a local mechanic about thieves targeting catalytic converters after crooks attempted to steal 1 from a doctor's car this morning (Thursday). RBS Autos - a mobile mechanic - was called out to Lugley Street car...