Isle of Wight singer-songwriter Ben Stubbs's debut album - Light of My Life - has been released on limited edition vinyl exactly a year after a successful Kickstarter campaign to help fund the recording and production of the music. The...

Harrison Hendy 14-year-old Harrison Hendy and his dad Paul Hendy (49) both raced in their respective categories at the Cyclocross Regional Championships (South) in Bristol on Sunday (3rd December). Harrison - a 1st year Under16 - had an amazing race...

Robert Seely Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has written of his intention to present a Bill in Parliament to strip the Sussexes of their Duke and Duchess titles in the Daily Mail. This follows the naming of the 'racist'...

Townsfolk turned out in their thousands for Newport's festive Christmas Carnival on a frosty Saturday evening (2nd December). The carnival procession took a short route along South Street, going up through Pyle Street before turning back down the High Street...

Priory School in Whippingham have organised an 'eco week', 1 objective of which was to protect our seas. This was an Eco-Council (pupil) led initiative, in which all subjects delivered their content through the medium of the coral reef and...

The 2 Newport Vics teams suffered heavy defeats this week at the hands of 2 Ryde teams. However, Vics A’s Dave Hilliam remained unbeaten in their 7-3 defeat by Ryde B, and was player of the match, whilst in the...

Coffee - the donkey with the distinctive 'opera singing' bray - has sadly departed the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary for pastures new. She was in her mid-30s when she passed away. and was said to have been loved by...

There were real signs of progress as Ventnor’s 1st XV travelled to play Aldershot and Fleet and suffered a narrow defeat in a game that could have gone either way. Hampered by delays in their travel arrangements as the fog...

What might have been... in this week's edition of Made on the Isle of Wight, Island Echo examines some of Saunders Roe's aircraft prototypes and designs that sadly never came to fruition. Most Islanders have heard of the gigantic Princess...

3 Isle of Wight teams - Bembridge, Ventnor and West Wight - have battled their way through to the 4th round of the Hampshire Trophy. WEST WIGHT 2-2 BISHOP WALTHAM DYNAMOS West Wight won 4-1 on penalties West Wight scraped...