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The Isle of Wight's coast is dotted with caves, many reputedly used to store contraband during smuggling times. However, possibly the most famous historical cave on the Isle of Wight - associated with a gruesome murder - was to be...

This winter be among the first to sign up for an epic once-in-a-lifetime challenge in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight — husky sledding in Sweden's Arctic Circle with the Lapland Husky Trail. Commit early to ensure you have a...

A controversial application to vary a condition attached to a housing development in Freshwater has been turned down. The Planning Committee rejected a bid by Journey Estates Ltd to vary the timing of a Traffic Regulation Order included in its...

39-year-old Warren Angus, who plunged a house into darkness before throwing a wooden box at a woman who was scared of the dark, enjoyed Christmas dinner behind bars this year. Angus, of Millward Place in Ryde, appeared at the Isle...

There is still time to vote for your favourite Isle of Wight Christmas lights display as part of this year's Light up the Wight competition - brought to you by Island Echo and Southern Vectis. Throughout the month of December,...

An escaped convict's Christmas holiday came to a dramatic end at the Royal Marine Hotel in Cowes on 28th December 1924. William Whitworth Miller - a notorious international criminal and escapee - had escaped from a Parkhurst Prison working party...

Alamo Bar and Grill in Ryde has been handed a shock 1-star food hygiene rating by the Isle of Wight Council's Environmental Health team. Inspections paid a visit to the Esplanade establishment in mid-November and found that major improvement is...

In a one-off edition of Isle of Wight Place Names, Island Echo examines some of the curious monikers of locations in and around the county town of Newport. If you were born, brought up or live in Newport, have you...

The promenade at Totland Bay, which links the Waterfront Restaurant and Widdick Chine, has now reopened - just in time for those festive walks. The footpath was originally closed for safety, due to some substantial voids in the sea defence...

Eldridges Solicitors has revealed that the Isle of Wight Youth Trust will be its Charity of the Year for 2025. The team at Eldridges will fundraise throughout the coming year to support this Island-based charity, which empowers young people to...