The Brighstone and District Horticultural Society Summer Show will be held on Saturday 20th July. The show will take place in and around the Wilberforce Hall and Scout Hut, Brighstone from 13:30 to 16:00. Entry is £2 for non-members, £1...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Dorset at the weekend for the 8th round of the Hants & Dorset championship season. The club’s best results of the regatta came from Esme Walters who won her heat in only her 2nd...

Shanklin & Sandown hosted their annual Ladies’ Open on Friday 28th June - and the Mixed Open 2 days later on Sunday 30th June. In the Ladies' Open, playing a Bowmaker competition, it was the team of Di Clark, Penny...

Brading Community Choir performed at the open cafe at St Mary's Church, Brading on Saturday (6th July). Despite high winds and some showers, there was a very good turnout in the church hall, with a delicious array of cakes on...

Isle of Wight discus thrower Nick Percy has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by taking silver at the British Athletics Championships at Manchester Arena. Nick threw a best of 61.26m, losing out by 42 cm to Lawrence Okoye. The...

In the 4th edition of former Isle of Wight tourist attractions, Island Echo examines The Isle of Wight Rare Breeds and Waterfowl Park in St Lawrence, which was once home to 1 of the most comprehensive collections of rare breeds...

The Isle of Wight beat the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by 3 wickets with over 9 overs to spare on Monday (1st July). After losing the toss and being put in to bat, MCC reached a more than respectable...

Winner David McBeath with IWCTTA Chairman Alex Rorke 44 players - including 30 who travelled over from the mainland - entered the IWCTTA Mountbatten Charity Tournament at the IW Table Tennis Centre at Smallbrook. The level of table tennis ability...

The 2nd stage of the year-long new national BoatLife Fishing Championship will be held at Cowes over the weekend of 13th and 14th July. Competitors will include professional teams vying for the prestigious Pro-Team Cup, sponsored by industry giants committed...

Island Echo has spoken with Reform UK candidates Sarah Morris (Isle of Wight East) and Ian Pickering (Isle of Wight West) to ask why Island voters should trust them with their votes in the General Election on 4th July... This...