Islanders living with dementia received a major boost when the Alzheimer Café IOW was presented with funding to buy much-needed equipment. The forward-thinking café needed more kitchen equipment to so that it could prepare and provide a more extensive range...

A lost black cat - found hiding by the River Medina in Newport - has been returned to his owners after almost a year's absence. Fortunately, the escapee - nicknamed Riverway Bob - had been microchipped, enabling his previous address...

Strings Bar & Venue in Newport will welcome one of the most profoundly influential bands in Jamaican History – The Skatalites – on Sunday 7th July. The Skatalites served as the indispensable backing band for many legendary vocalists and vocal...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club’s Men’s Junior Four moved within 1 point of the top of the Hants & Dorset championship after recording their 6th win of the season at Western Shore in Woolston last weekend. The crew of Arlo Adds,...

Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Isle of Wight East, Emily Brothers, has claimed every vote will count in Isle of Wight East in the General Election on 4th July. According to polling experts, there is less than 1% difference between Labour...

Wednesday night's General Election hustings saw all 6 candidates competing for the Isle of Wight East seat locking horns in front of an enthusiastic audience of 200 people at Ryde School's Theatre. A summary of the Island Echo/IW Observer-organised hustings...

Yafford Mill Yafford Mill was a quirky tourist attraction in the heart of rural West Wight - a little south of Shorwell - that closed over 20 years ago back in 2000. As well as the mill equipment - kept...

All 6 candidates vying to become MP for Isle of Wight East in just 2 weeks' time faced the scrutiny of voters at the joint Island Echo/IW Observer General Election hustings at Ryde School yesterday evening (Wednesday). Who is destined...

CycleWight is organising its second Kidical Mass Ride - this time through Ryde - as part of the IOW Biosphere Festival.  The inaugural ride took place in March this year and was a great success. The Biosphere Festival celebrates and...

There’s just over a week left to book your COVID-19 jab as part of the NHS' Spring campaign.  This year’s spring campaign launched in April, and over the past 8 weeks more than 173,000 people have come forward to get...