Local Community News

Sandown gets together next week to plan the return of the town’s historic Sandown Bay Regatta over the weekend of 13th and 14th August. Organised by Sandown Carnival, the idea is to combine tradition with new attractions for a relaunch...

There are still 314 days until Christmas 2022, but residents at a Newport care home have already celebrated in style! Staff and residents at Orchard House care home in Newport had a fantastic time celebrating a second 'Christmas'.  Sadly, during...

Roger Fruen To mark Valentine’s Day 2022, Island Echo has spoken to historian Roger Fruen to discover the true facts about Valentine Gray's death, which took place 200 years ago. History enthusiast Roger Fruen has carefully researched court papers and...

Sandown has been chosen to represent the South and South East in the RHS’s 2022 Britain in Bloom Coastal Town category. In the past, there have been 2 coastal town categories - those under 12,000 electorate and those above. Amalgamating...

Island residents are being encouraged to test their knowledge with a digital bird quiz for National Nest Box Week (14th to 21st February). Garden birds need a safe place to raise their chicks, and the online quiz shows how residents...

Students from Christ the King College won 3 awards at the Dance LIVE competition 2022 on Saturday (5th February). The students have been working tirelessly led by a student committee to put together their performance: Betrayal Beneath the Big Top. The originality...

Free delivery by electric cargo bike is going to be available for businesses in the Cowes and Newport areas in March, April, and May. The 3-month pilot project aims to show how electric cargo bikes can meet the needs of...

The Apollo’s latest play reveals the world of the 1940s and 50s through the life of Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician who died in poverty and disgrace for the then-crime of being gay. The flavour of the times is effectively...

Jackie Weaver, Chief Officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, spoke to local representatives last Thursday (3rd February). Jackie became somewhat of a celebrity following her appearance in the video of a meeting of Handforth Parish Council that went...

The Coffee Pot, situated towards the bottom of Union Street in Ryde, is to serve its last coffee later this month after more than 50 years of service. The café first opened in 1968 and for the past 32 years...