Newport U16 quad rowers - William Loveday-Powell, Connor Garner, Boris Hare, and Hayden Tiffin, coxed by Marianna Hare - won their straight final early in the day at the Itchen Regatta on Saturday (17th September). The U16 quad also made...

Residents at Orchard House Care Home in Newport have been treated to the musical talents of Wight Diamonds Marching Band.  The band played well-known music that residents sang along with, and at times accompanied the band by playing tambourines, cymbals,...

Shanklin remain ahead of Whitecroft & Barton on goal difference in the Isle of Wight Division 1 championship race after beating Northwood on Saturday (17th September). Northwood St Johns 2-4 Shanklin Shanklin have a maximum 24 points from 8 games...

In the second in our series of Isle of Wight villains, Island Echo looks at the curious case of Dorothy O'Grady, who ran a boarding house in Sandown and was the only woman ever to have been sentenced to death...

Newport have maintained their 100% away record in Wessex Division 1 by beating Romsey at the Bypass Ground on Saturday (17th September). The County Town Club had strengthened their squad before the game through the signing of Rafferty Boyd-Kerr from...

On this day in 1743, a vessel carrying crew members suffering from the plague came close to transmitting the deadly disease to the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight. The Island had taken great care that the 18th-century pandemic was...

Isle of Wight football clubs return to action tomorrow (Saturday) after a weekend off to mourn the passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. All 3 Wessex League clubs have games in their respective divisions, and there is a...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club collected 4 wins and 2 2nds in the 6 junior events contested at Paignton in the South Coast Championships last weekend. All Junior boys events were won, starting with the mixed J14 quad of Layla Katirewa,...

On this day in 1866, Ventnor lad William H Whitewood waded out to sea to retrieve a bottle he had seen floating on the waves, which contained a tragic and mysterious message... The cap and neck of the bottle were...

Ryde Rowing Club travelled to the concluding event of the 2022 Coastal Season – the South Coast Rowing Championships – at Paignton in Devon on Saturday (10th September). With the passing of Her Majesty the Queen before the event, there...