Events

Luna Trix Alex Kent and Victor Logan won the Outcast Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship by decimating the Cult of the Apocalypse at Ventnor Winter Gardens. In other Outcast Championship contests, Isle of Wight wrestler Luna Trix retained her Outcast...

The Mayor of Ryde will be hosting his annual pancake toss event next week, raising awareness of and funds for the local foodbank. In 2017, Independent Councillor Michael Lilley established the flippin' fun challenge and since then it has raised...

The Isle of Wight College is celebrating the announcement of a new Business Centre as part of the ‘skillslabs’ project funded by the Department for Education, as well as promoting details of an introductory event coming up in March. The...

CycleWight has joined forces with Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone to support people who would like to cycle into Newport from Carisbrooke or Gunville, with 3 guided rides planned to introduce the routes. Working together they have identified a...

Jackson Arrow Ahead of Island Warfare 4, Island Echo went to watch members of Outcast Pro Wrestling train in Sandown. Outcast Pro Wrestling was set up by Matt (Arrow) Jackson in 2018. Matt has been wrestling since 2015 and learnt...

Award-winning author and illustrator Sarah McIntyre has invited young artists to bring their artwork along to the IW Story Festival at Quay Arts on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th February. Sarah, who will be appearing on both days at this...

Councillor Debbie Andre will be locked in a cage in the foyer of Morrison’s Supermarket in Lake on Saturday to raise awareness of The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary's primate rescue facility. Cllr Andre is the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education...

A new exhibition exploring the rich history of the Island's county town of Newport opens at the Museum of Island History next week. And to celebrate the launch, residents can visit for free on Tuesday 22nd February and Thursday 24th February, between...

The artist-led group Contemporary British Painting (CBP) is bringing the exhibition ‘Paradoxes’ to Quay Arts in March 2022. This exhibition of 52 painters includes 48 artists from the CBP membership who are based throughout the British Isles, and 4 guest...

Island school pupils will have their curiosity sparked and minds blown as Winchester Science Centre brings back the free Noël Turner Science Festival on 30th June and 1st July 2022. Year 5 students from all of the Island’s schools will...