All 6 candidates vying to become MP for Isle of Wight West faced intense questioning in front of a crowd of 300 voters at the Island Echo / IW Observer General Election hustings in Newport yesterday evening (Wednesday). Residents from across the...

Unbeaten Shanklin & Godshill have gone 20 points clear at the top of Hampshire Division 3 (South) after beating Bedhampton Mariners by 2 wickets on Saturday (8th June). Bedhampton - who won the toss and elected to bat - started...

Newly reformed Oakfield FC have announced the appointment of manager Andy Venn. Andy has had over 30 years experience as a footballer as well as 10 years experience in managing Oakfield's youth team. The new manager has fought back from...

Vix Lowthion and Jenny Jones Jenny Jones, Green Party Baroness since 2013, visited Ryde in support of electing Green Party MPs for the Isle of Wight on Sunday (9th June). In a packed morning, she first listened to the Wightlink...

Lucy Burke The 2024 Isle of Wight Ladies Championships were played at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club over 2 days on 3rd and 4th June. Lucy Burke and Dawn Hodge (both from Shanklin & Sandown) were the finalists of Silver...

The 80th anniversary of D-Day was commemorated at an intergenerational event at Wellow Institute on Thursday, 6th June. The sound of an air raid siren rang out from Wellow Institute when children from Shalfleet CE Primary School arrived. The siren...

In the 2nd in our series of former Isle of Wight tourist attractions, Island Echo examines Seaview Wildlife Encounter - more commonly known as Flamingo Park. The family-run business - located off Oakhill Road - was run by Peter and...

136 Athletes took on the challenge of the Brading 10k Race last Sunday (2nd June) with Ryde Harrier, Chris Newnham, the first home in a time of 32:36. The route follows a course from Smallbrook stadium through Ashey to Brading...

3 historic documents relating to the D-Day are to go on display in Newport on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the historic landings in Normandy. The D-Day documents were found in a collection of over 2,000 books and...

Striker Caleb Neale has crossed the River Medina from Cowes Sports to reunite with fellow striker - and twin brother Josh - at East Cowes Vics. Vics have had a challenging few weeks, with captain Callum Chase and promising striker...