Local Community News

10 tiny dogs will soon be getting ready to find new homes having spent time in the care of the RSPCA after being rescued in Cowes last year. As previously reported by Island Echo, a total of 65 chihuahuas were...

Island Roasted has taken another step to support the sustainable journey of its coffee and tea products. The company is improving its approach to local and regional distribution by investing in a leased Renault Kangoo ZE Business Van from Island-based...

Residents living in Havenstreet are growing increasingly concerned about the speed of traffic passing through the village. On Monday night, a car parked on the main road was damaged by another vehicle, which failed to stop at the scene of...

An Isle of Wight company which creates unique automotive merchandise using laser cutting techniques has joined the fight against COVID-19 after securing a funding package of £50,000 from HSBC UK. Black Art Graphics, based in Bembridge, has used the government-backed...

All those at Beulieu House in Newport were determined the show must go on despite the cancellation of this year's Isle of Wight Festival. The annual music festival is among the year’s highlights for Beaulieu staff and clients so news...

Saturday's Wessex Aid concert has so far raised around £1,200 for Wessex Cancer Trust. Performances from a whole host of artists were streamed to Facebook, with over 10,500 views already recorded. Famous faces including Level 42's Mark King, Frank Turner,...

As Mountbatten begins to reopen its charity shops across the Isle of Wight, there has been an incredible response by the community. An influx of donations has been received at the charity’s main donation station at its Newport warehouse on...

Ryde Beach Lifeguards took delivery of their new Inshore Rescue Boat from boat builders Milpro this week. The purchase of the IRB was in response to a rescue of multiple casualties last summer, which proved challenging for the lifeguards on...

3 budding photographers from the Isle of Wight have scooped top prizes in a photography competition run by housing association, Sovereign. Designed to inspire people to have fun, get creative and form a connection with Sovereign and their wider community...

Island retailer Bayliss & Booth has moved from Riverside in Newport to a new ‘home on the hill’ at Wootton. Previously a Harwoods car showroom, the premises, including the old workshop, have been transformed into the Bayliss & Booth world...