Ventnor and Ryde both went down to defeats on North Island on Saturday, but Shanklin secured a 43-run victory at Westhill. An unbeaten century for captain Ben White saw Shanklin & Godshill beat Locksheath by a comfortable margin. Shanklin put...

Ken Knowles (Kenny) flipped his final burger in St James' Square in the early hours of Sunday morning. Kenny's departure marks the end of an era for Newport's late night pub and club goers, who have frequently made Bitesize (commonly...

In the 5th edition of Isle of Wight pubs, Island Echo examines the history behind 4 of Sandown’s current watering holes. Unlike, for example, Brading, Yarmouth and Newport (and Newtown), Sandown does not have a long history as a town....

Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes - 1 of the best-known English poets of the 20th century – passed away on the Island on 25th June 1958. The popular poet had made his home on the Island at Lisle Combe in St...

In the 1st of our previews of Isle of Wight teams targeting gold in the 2023 Guernsey Island Games, Island Echo introduces the shooting team... The Isle of Wight is taking a team of 7 to Guernsey, who will be...

Talented Athlete Archie Pearson has been selected to run for Hampshire at the English Schools Championships in Birmingham next month. Archie's selection follows an impressive result at the Hampshire County Championships this month, where he won a silver medal in...

The Isle of Wight ‘Wightlink’ Warriors opened their 2023 speedway racing season by seeing off the Rye House Rockets at Smallbrook Stadium. The visitors arrived without 1 of their star men as Luke Bowen was left with little option but...

Local author Pete Darby is to launch book on his friend and Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett: Both Sides of the Moon. Occasionally you may see a flat-capped figure getting up to play harmonica at a musical gathering in Dimbola or...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club’s Carter Horrix and Louis Sheasby travelled to Reading to compete in the Thames Valley Park Sprint Regatta at the weekend (17th/18th June). The crew were using the event as a sharpening-up exercise in readiness for next...

Brigadier-General The Rt Hon J E B Seely Jack Seely - great-great uncle of current MP Bob - was made Lord Mottistone on 21st June 1933. Bob's great-great uncle was a remarkable man. He was a military general who saw...