Newport Rowing Club is holding an open morning to show off the work completed on their clubhouse to the community. In August 2023 the rowing club embarked upon a Crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to improve their clubhouse and -...

'George Stubbs' by William H. Craft, 1775 (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection) Arts Society, Isle of Wight, will be presenting the latest lecture of its season by Christopher Garibaldi at Northwood House, Cowes on animal painter George...

Newport Golf Club ran a charity golf day on Wednesday 17th April to raise money for Breast Cancer UK. Pink was worn and golf played, raising over £650 for the charity. On Saturday 20th April. Newport golf club had a...

Scott Barron (left) Wessex League Newport ended Island League Brading Town's Gold Cup run by the best of 3 goals at the semi final stage at Westwood Park last night (Tuesday). However, the Romans put up a brave fight and...

NHS England has issued a comprehensive list of which pharmacies will be open across the Isle of Wight on Bank Holiday Monday (6th May). However, the organisation advises those needing prescriptions that opening times may vary and are subject to...

Shanklin United Reformed Church has partnered with Hampshire Swifts to help create a new nesting site for these wonderful birds that urgently need new homes. Robin Harley - who works as a Conservation Officer for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Council...

Ewan Cook, Nick Earley and Nadia Lele of the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team travelled to Folly Farm in Basingstoke to compete in round 2 of the Southern XC MTB Series on Sunday (28th April). Nick faced attritional conditions in...

The L25 submarine Commander Maurice William Bailward was charged with negligently stranding Submarine L25 in the Needles Channel at a Naval Court Martial in Portsmouth on 29th April 1924 - 100 years ago today. The L25 was a sister-ship to...

Millie Williams, Lucy Doorly, Lizzi Elton-Walters: female overall podium. 20 members of Wight Tri took on the club’s 1st event of the summer season - the Spring Triathlon – despite the decidedly wintry temperatures on Sunday 21st April. With trophies...

In the 3rd edition of Isle of Wight Middle Schools, Island Echo examines Solent Middle: the school located on the exclusive Baring Road in Cowes. Solent Middle School was the final Isle of Wight Middle School to be officially opened...