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Ian Wellby, Trustee of the Isle of Wight CPRE. The Isle of Wight CPRE, The Countryside Charity, has welcomed the Central Government’s recognition of the Island’s unique housing market, and the suggestion that central-government targets may not be appropriate for...

A Visit Isle of Wight video marketing campaign has gone underway, inviting visitors to consider the Island from another point of view. The campaign, which began on Sky on Boxing Day, features an upbeat dance favourite and will initially run...

In the 1st of our series on Isle of Wight Railways, we look at the railway at St Helens, which was the main commercial docks on the Island until Medina Wharf was rebuilt in 1928. Since the 17th century, there...

1947 ended on a positive note when a retriever dog called Laddie was awarded a People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals silver medal on 31st December for the rescue of 2 young boys. The PDSA medal was instituted in 1943 to...

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is urging potential victims of drink spiking to report to police and get tested quickly this New Year’s Eve. In the lead-up to the celebrations, the National Police Chief’s Council has shared spiking statistics...

After more than 40 years of exemplary, voluntary service to the Isle of Wight community, Martin Rayner BEM is retiring from His Majesty’s Coastguard today (31st December). For the past 5 decades, Martin has responded to his pager - both...

In the 4th part of Made on the Isle of Wight, we look at the contribution Ryde designer John Ackroyd and Isle of Wight engineers made to a series of world-beating balloons. John ‘Ackers’ Ackroyd had already designed the world’s...

Here for the last time in 2022... the Island Echo Readers' Gallery! We have seen some truly amazing photographs contributed throughout the year - each week we are amazed by the skill and talent of the Island's photographers, both amateur...

Leah Mew Architecture Major regeneration plans have been unveiled that would transform the run-down St Thomas’ Church in Ryde into a thriving community hub. The landmark on St Thomas’s Street was bought by Ryde Town Council (RTC) in recent years...

It's that time of the year when decorations are dazzling and the festive spirit is flowing, but it’s also the time when gruesome ‘fatbergs’ can clog up the sewer network, as nasty blockages caused by fat, grease and other unflushable...