Local Community News

2 Isle of Wight businesses have come forward to support the Medina Marching Band after the community group fell victim to theft earlier this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, £250 worth of drum sticks were stolen from the...

Almost £3,000 was donated by the generous public at the last open day of the year for Freshwater Independent Lifeboat. The charity had high hopes going into the event on Sunday 25th August, as the last open day had to...

Climate change is causing a striking butterfly from southern Europe to appear in record-breaking numbers across the south of England, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation can reveal. More than 50 Long-tailed Blue butterflies and hundreds of the butterfly’s eggs have been...

26 children from across the Isle of Wight recently joined The Royal Life Saving Society for their 'Rookie Lifeguard Week', gaining vital skills that could pave the way for a career as a lifeguard. Each year, the RLSS welcomes children...

Your diet can impact your body in some pretty surprising ways. A good diet can improve your health from head to toe (and everywhere in between, as you will shortly find out), so it is important to make sure that...

Islanders are being encouraged to ‘get online’ by Bob Seely after the MP visited a digital drop-in session last week, run by Age UK Isle of Wight. Bob met with Age UK’s Dan Taylor to hear more about the Digital...

Bob Dylan, who headlined the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival at Woodside Bay, is the subject of the latest exhibition at Dimbola Museum & Galleries at Freshwater Bay. This mixed media show has been curated by Ray Foulk, 1 of...

Home-Start Isle of Wight is looking for 10 volunteers from Ryde or Newport who’d like to help those who need extra support with parenting – ‘because childhood can’t wait’. The organisation supports families on the Island coping with issues such...

End2End – an exhilarating cycling challenge across the Isle of Wight – is back for 2019. The on and off-road ride, held in aid of Mountbatten, returns on 22nd September with 3 routes available to suit cyclists of all abilities....

A collection of stunning artwork, which shows the beauty of the Isle of Wight, its coastline and some of its birdlife, is on public display at Mountbatten Hospice. The artist, Christina Phillips, is also currently on placement at Mountbatten as...