A 39 strong band of triathletes arrived at West Wight Sports Centre to tackle the Wight Tri Spring Triathlon.  The swimming kicked off in 2 waves. At 08:00, the first set of swimmers plunged into the pool, attacking the 400m...

Building The Bay Steering Group has announced that the 3 Bay councils - Sandown, Lake and Shanklin - have agreed to fund all proposed projects for the coming year. This marks a significant step forward in their mission to enhance...

Tom Johnson - of Havenstreet A - has won the Island Echo Handicapped singles title in a hard-fought final at Smallbrook. Tom beat his opponent Alex Rorke - of Ryde B - in 5 sets: 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 4-11, 8-11....

Xcel Performance Coaching have announced that recruitment for their NxtGen programme is now live. This programme is designed for footballers aged U16 to U21 for the 2025/2026 season. The NxtGen programme provides a blend of additional training, competitive opportunities, and...

Mark Royl has won the 2025 Westridge Gold Club's April Bowl competition, played on Sunday (13th April). 40 Westridge members competed for the April Bowl in a chilly breeze. However, the course in excellent condition - although playing more like...

A dramatic final evening in the Isle of Wight Indoor Leagues saw Island Bakeries and Wight Whizzers crowned champions of their respective leagues, 2 weeks after Ventnor B were also confirmed as winners of their division. Going into the final...

Oakfield have been promoted to Isle of Wight Division 1 following a comprehensive victory over Newchurch at Slade Road just 1 year after being reformed. Jamie Phillips opened the scoring for the Oakers after 5 minutes by taking a through...

In the last of our series on Isle of Wight nightclubs, Island Echo examines those at the former Ryde Airport, like La Babalu. The site of La Babalu nightclub, in what was the former control tower of Ryde Airport, is...

Isle of Wight Wessex League clubs took just 1 point out of a possible 9 this afternoon. NEWPORT HELD AT HOME BY RINGWOOD Captain Maca Watterson salvaged a point for Port with a 70th minute header. Newport began the game...

A hydrofoil service between Cowes and Southampton was officially announced on 12th April 1965 - 60 years ago today. It was intended to open the hydrofoil service on 17th May and continue until late September. The operators were to have...