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Victoria Atkins MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, visited the Isle of Wight today (Monday) to engage with local fishermen and farmers regarding ongoing challenges in their industries. Accompanied by East Wight MP Joe Robertson,...

Councillors will this week consider a cost-of-living support package worth nearly £2million – amid concerns the budget for helping community pantries has been slashed. The Corporate Scrutiny Committee (CSC) is due to examine the council’s plan for delivering Household Support...

The chair of an Isle of Wight parish council has demanded answers following reports of significant delays and 'absolute carnage' on a diversion route today (Monday). Northwood Parish Council’s (NPC) Councillor Steph Burgess Flux said residents 'deserve some transparency” over...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been celebrating the incredible dedication, skill, and compassion of nursing colleagues this week, as part of International Nurses Day. With over 600 registered nurses working across many different services, nursing teams provide high-quality...

Television's Jamie Laing hosted the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025 with WRS on Friday (9th May), where top local businesses were recognised. A capacity crowd enjoyed the glittering ceremony at Cowes Yacht Haven, which included an...

A student-run business from the Isle of Wight has risen from local acclaim to national recognition, securing a spot in the London Semi-Finals of the prestigious Young Enterprise competition. Paws of Wisdom, a company founded by a team of Military...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is investing a further £735,000 into 2 interventions that are successfully tackling reoffending and breaking the cycle of crime. Project CARA and JUNO are interventions that can be used as part of a...

The runner-up in the Lake North Isle of Wight Council by-election has poured cold water over accusations of bitterness. The Conservatives’ Adrian Whittaker said he was neither bitter nor twisted and that his defeat to Reform's Councillor David Maclean has...

Medina Foodservice is reportedly looking to make a number of staff redundant, just ahead of the busy Summer season. Island Echo has received reports that as many as 8 roles are being cut at the food distribution business, which operates...

A Cowes woman has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for unlawfully using a disabled person's blue badge while parked in Kent. Paula MacLachlan, 58, of Baring Road, was found guilty of the offence, in her absence, at Bromley...