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Ryde Mayor Alfred Millward set in motion the machinery to generate electricity for Ryde and Seaview on 1st October 1903. The machinery to supply electricity to Ryde and its environs was supplied by the Isle of Wight Electric Light and...

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. This letter comes after Yarmouth Town Council submitted their bid to retain the site of the former Yarmouth...

Buses will start running later in rural parts of the Isle of Wight from tomorrow (Sunday), as extra services are added by operator Southern Vectis thanks to cash from central government. As previously reported by Island Echo, there will be...

We take a look back at Isle of Wight news from previous decades for the week ending 30th September, from 30, 40, 60, 100 and 110 years ago. 30 years ago (1993) HUMAN 'GUINEA PIG' FROM ISLE OF WIGHT COMPLETES...

The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital has funded £2,982 for new, colourful ceiling lights for the Children’s Ward. The LED tiles will enable the children’s ward to provide a much more child friendly, interactive, calming environment that is instrumental to...

Sophie's Saturday Night Suppers, an initiative that sees fresh pizzas delivered to parents, children and staff on children's wards, has arrived at St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight thanks to an Island family's discovery and support. Sophie's Legacy...

Local residents and Shanklin Town Councillors discussed the issue of a disputed piece of land adjacent to St Blasius Academy at a heated public meeting last night (Thursday). As exclusively reported by Island Echo, the land was given in the 19th...

Plans are being lodged by Cellnex UK, on behalf of EE and Three, to install upgraded telecommunications equipment on top of Shanklin Theatre. At the moment 5G coverage is not available in Shanklin for those on Three and only partially...

Flight Lieutenant Charlie Attrill MBE - who invented the torpedo-dropping gear - was cremated at Whippingham on 29th September 1962. Charlie Attrill is another unsung hero of Isle of Wight invention. There is no mention of his achievements on the...

An Isle of Wight Primary School is still ‘good’ in the eyes of Ofsted, following an inspection earlier this year. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, in Carisbrooke, was visited by the education watchdog before the school broke up...