Isle of Wight Heritage

A 12-hour siege inside Parkhurst Prison ended half-a-century ago when a senior Isle of Wight police officer agreed to take the place of a hostage held at knifepoint.

Cowes-born Sir Arthur William Street - one of the most powerful figures behind Britain’s air war during the Second World War - died 75 years ago today on 24th February 1951, aged 58.

Kitbridge Middle School is remembered as a lively, character-filled place where friendships, trips and stories thrived, despite its unusual position between a slaughterhouse and a prison.

The Isle of Wight’s main cross-Island railway between Ryde and Cowes closed for good on 21st February 1966, ending almost a century of service.

In our Isle of Wight Pubs series, Island Echo takes a closer look at St Helens - a village whose pubs grew around the Green, the tide and footfall.

Isle of Wight Raiders ice hockey star Adam Anderson was caught in the Canary Wharf bombing of 9th February 1996 - 30 years ago today.

Bombed during the Second World War and later rebuilt, Swanmore Middle School in Ryde became a defining part of Ryde life for generations of pupils...

On 7th February 1906, an apparently quiet prisoner lay lifeless by the tracks, then rose from the dead and was calmly returned to custody.

Trains on the Newport to Sandown railway made their final runs on Monday (6th February 1956), bringing to an end a significant chapter in Isle of Wight railway history.

Jemima Luke, hymn writer and Isle of Wight resident, died at 8.30pm on 2nd February 1906 at her home in Cypress Road, Newport.