Following the first day of sailing the social scene for competitors kicked off with a party sponsored by Mount Gay Rum. In the past, Mount Gay - said to be the world’s oldest rum dating from 1703 - has been...

Di Barker, Chair of Governors, was on hand to represent the students from Godshill Primary School Keen gardeners from all over the Island gathered at Northwood House on Friday (22nd July) to learn the results of Wight in Bloom 2022....

Cowes Week 2022, presented by Visit Abu Dhabi, will, as ever, have all the usual shoreside entertainment around the town with things getting underway this Friday (29th July). The first entertainment events will be held on Friday (29th July) with...

Quay Arts hosted the launch of their latest exhibition on Thursday which showcases the work of some of the artists who are taking part in this year's Open Studios event, which runs from 15th July until 25th July. Displayed in the...

Following a recent open afternoon - advertised on Island Echo - Newport Bowls Club has had several new members join.  Yateley Bowls Club from the north of Hampshire recently visited the Island and played 5 Island sides, including Newport Bowls...

An event organised by the Isle of Wight Council’s Heritage Education Service (HES), which recreated the scenario that tens of thousands of school children went through during the early months of World War II, was held recently. Based at Havenstreet’s...

Tens of thousands of people descended on Seaclose Park at the weekend for this year's Isle of Wight Festival, which was back with a bang after the pandemic years with top performances from the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Pete...

At the launch of Dimbola Museum and Galleries' latest exhibition, ‘Marilyn Stafford A Life in Photography’, Brian Hinton MBE, Chairman of the Cameron Trust, said that he was particularly pleased to welcome Lina, Marilyn's daughter, to the event together with...

In a matter of days Kasabian will be taking to the main stage at Seaclose Park for this year's Isle of Wight Festival - but who are Kasabian? Saturday headline act Kasabian were formed in Leicester in 1997 by their...

Felicity Fair Thompson Island author Felicity Fair Thompson has launched her latest book ‘The Lights of Leicester Square’, at Carisbrooke Castle Museum. The museum book launch  was the chance to meet the author and hear about the secrets, the magic,...