Local Community News

Sandown Town Mayor Gary Young and fellow town councillors have welcomed the provision of beach ambassadors in Sandown and across The Bay. As previously reported by Island Echo, a team of ‘Island Ambassadors’ will be patrolling beaches on the Isle...

Staff at The Range in Cowes have contributed to a collective fundraising total of £51,479.56 for the NHS. Hard-working employees in all 175 The Range stores across the UK have collected the grand total to be donated to the much-loved...

Nodes Point Holiday Park has launched a daily community clean campaign following discussions with St Helens Parish Council regarding litter on The Duver and Church Green. The Parish Council have also invested in recycling bins on The Duver and have...

Isle of Wight charities and community groups have benefited from £162,000 in emergency grants from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) to support them in their response to the COVID-19 crisis. An estimated 10,000 Islanders have benefited...

New figures released by the Bikeability Trust show a positive picture of children being offered cycling training on the Isle of Wight. 507 local children took part in Bikeability cycle training between April 2019 and April 2020. The Department for...

It’s good news for Ryde's Waterside Community Trust as it reopens the doors to Waterside Pool for the first time since March. Following months of careful planning to bring the centre up to COVID-secure guidelines, the charity is delighted to...

6 people in East Cowes and 2 people in Newport are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The East Cowes neighbours netted the windfall when PO32 6BT was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s...

Later this month, on VJ Day 75, the nation will pay respect to those who served in the British Army including 97-year-old Isle of Wight resident Felicity Joan Edwards.Women's Royal Army Corps VJ Day 75 which will mark the 75th...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely checked in on the West Wight Alpaca farm last weekend to see how the farm is doing since it reopened. While he was there, Mr Seely met with the owner of West Wight Alpacas,...

Newport Roman Villa will reopen on Monday (3rd August) with new health and safety measures in place. Explore the incredible remains of a 3rd century Roman farmhouse — said to be the 'best example of a Roman bath suite in...