Ryde Newport and Shanklin Sandown Rowing clubs made the short trip to Southampton for the Itchen Imperial Rowing Club Regatta on Saturday (27th May).  The regatta was held over a 1400-metre course on the river Itchen, where crews and scullers...

Shanklin & Godshill have secured their 1st win of the season at their 3rd attempt by beating Bashley by 7 wickets at Westhill on Saturday (27th May). Bashley won the toss and elected to bat. The Hampshire side put on...

Jacob Jordan will be captain of Sandown & Shanklin RFC 1st XV next season. Jacob Jordan began his career with Sandown & Shanklin in 2015, graduating from Vectis RFC and making his 1st appearances with the Club at scrum-half. Following...

This bank holiday Monday, Island Echo takes a brief look at the often neglected culinary traditions of the Isle of Wight. Did you know that some claim the doughnut was invented on the Isle of Wight? Or that the local...

A further 3 key players have left struggling County Town club Newport in addition to the 5 who had left earlier in the week. So far, Jordan Chapman, Rafferty Boyd-Kerr and Jacob Reynolds have joined East Cowes Vics with Connor...

The end of the Crimean War 167 years ago was celebrated with a mock battle to mark victory over Russia. The Depot Battalion at Parkhurst Barracks staged an attack on Carisbrooke Castle on 28th May 1856. 2,000 troops took part...

In the 3rd edition of Isle of Wight pubs, Island Echo examines the history of a few of the more (or less) respectable licensed premises of Newport. Although it has never had as many licensed premises as Ryde, historically the...

Before the introduction of the secret ballot in 1872, elections could be violent and chaotic as shown in an Isle of Wight parliamentary by-election 172 years ago. The election was contested between Edward Dawes (Radical Free Trader) and Andrew Snape...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club secured 4 wins at Ryde Regatta in challenging conditions on Saturday (20th May). Senior Ladies crew of Beth Katirewa, Frances Katirewa, Emily Faithfull, Daisy Faithfull and Esme Walters (cox) won the 1st race of the day...

A suicide prevention charity is thousands of pounds better off thanks to the fitness of 7 Island rugby players. The Hurries 4 Change team from the Sandown-Shanklin Rugby Club completed the 3 Peaks Challenge of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and...