Residents in Ryde, who have experienced grief, are being encouraged to drop in to a local monthly bereavement support wellbeing group. The free group is led by an experienced bereavement co-ordinator from Bereavement Care - a support service offered by...

A large and vocal crowd witnessed a highly competitive game against Andover 2nd XV - sponsored by Island Echo - which Ventnor dominated without finding a means to secure a deserved victory until late in the game. Stung by a...

Shanklin Ladies were knocked out of the Women's FA Cup by Southern League Winchester Flyers at the County Ground on Sunday (1st October). Winchester City Flyers applied pressure on Shanklin right from the very start of the game with Shane...

The Wight Tri Club Championship Triathlon - the final event for the 2022/23 season - was held at Yaverland Sailing and Boating Club. After being postponed from the previous week due to adverse weather conditions, it was changed to a...

Solent Forts As part of our new series on Isle of Wight fortifications, Island Echo examines the 4 forts between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. The forts built to protect Portsmouth Dockyard and naval base have been labelled 'Palmerston's Follies'...

Brading Town man-of-the-match KJ Warrington Brading Town were the only Isle of Wight side to make it through to the 2nd round of the Hants Trophy by beating mainland opposition on Saturday (30th September). Liam Bennett, Mitchell Walker and Dan...

Ryde Mayor Alfred Millward set in motion the machinery to generate electricity for Ryde and Seaview on 1st October 1903. The machinery to supply electricity to Ryde and its environs was supplied by the Isle of Wight Electric Light and...

Inconsistent Cowes Sports knocked 5 goals past United Services Portsmouth at Westwood Park while East Cowes Vics lost to 9-man Folland Sports at Beatrice Avenue. YACHTSMEN SINK UNITED SERVICES POMPEY Cowes Sports lost their last Wessex Premier fixture 5-1 away...

We take a look back at Isle of Wight news from previous decades for the week ending 30th September, from 30, 40, 60, 100 and 110 years ago. 30 years ago (1993) HUMAN 'GUINEA PIG' FROM ISLE OF WIGHT COMPLETES...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club rowers Emily Faithfull and Riley Horrix recently competed for their country in 2 events at the beginning of the month. Emily was part of the England team at the Home International beach sprint held in Wales,...