A senior Isle of Wight education union representative has met with East Wight MP, Joe Robertson, to press for a level playing field in how school closures are handled, amid ongoing concerns about funding and support for pupils with special...

Creekside Women's Institute were given a presentation by Ruth from Sight for Wight at this month’s Members Meeting. Sight for Wight started as IOW Society for the Blind 160 years ago. Ruth gave a short history of her own journey...

The annual Mountbatten Charity Tournament was held on Saturday 7th June, and proved to be the best so far. 48 players entered, with no fewer than 35 travelling across the Solent from all over the South of England to take...

Isle of Wight band Scaphist - the rising force in the UK Deathcore scene - are to release their second single 'Narcissist' on 27th June. The track is a powerful follow-up to their debut single Benign, featuring The Acacia Strain’s...

The third running of the Lady Captain's Trophy took place at Westridge Golf Club at the weekend (14th/15th June). The reigning champion and co-club captain found herself placed midfield after the 1st day, as Shelagh Merrifield made the running with...

Orchard House Care Home welcomed the talented dancers of Strictly Dance IOW for a stunning performance on Father's Day (15th June). This event was arranged by Chantelle and Juliette, daughters of resident Keith. Keith, a former dance instructor, was given...

A lively debate on the 'State of the Island', organised by Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer, saw an audience of 200 Islanders pack into the Riverside Centre on Friday, with many thousands more watching online.  The debate,...

John Keats - whose poems and letters remain some of the most popular and analysed in English literature - penned some of his greatest works right here on the Isle of Wight. Although Keats' wanderings included numerous picturesque localities on...

The Isle of Wight Women's Beach Soccer team has shattered expectations at the European Championships in Nazaré, Portugal, securing a spot in the final four after 5 consecutive victories against some of Europe’s toughest opponents. With wins over the national...

17-year-old serial escapee Kenneth Harrison was apprehended by the destroyer HMS Finisterre at Spithead on 12th June 1950. The Lancashire youth - who was at St Swithin's Approved School near Yarmouth - had first stolen a dinghy from Yarmouth. He...