Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A Cowes man, whose refusal to leave his house resulted in Armed Police being deployed, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Ben Hayman, 45, of Arctic Road in Cowes, appeared before Magistrates last week (29th November) having previously admitted ...

The Island Echo team is celebrating this month having reached a new milestone of 50,000 articles published. It was on 19th May 2012 that our incredible story began when Island Echo went live for the very first time. In the ...

HMS Implacable - which had survived the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 - was scuttled by an explosive charge off the Isle of Wight on 2nd December 1949. The 154-year-old-warship was towed by a fireboat to a spot 5 miles ...

A field fire on the outskirts of Calbourne is being tackled by firefighters from Newport and Freshwater this evening (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were first alerted to the fire at around 17:00, with a ...

A vehicle was seized after an alleged unaccompanied learner driver was stopped by Police in Newport last week. Officers spotted the vehicle driving in a 'questionable manner' at around 05:00 in what Police described as 'the dead of night'. When ...

A group of students from Sandown's The Bay CE Secondary School are one step closer to publishing a cookbook filled with recipes from a host of local businesses. Consisting of Christopher, Laura, Hollie and Scarlett from Year 9, and Jamie ...

Ventnor 2nds travelled to play a strong Tottonians side, giving them a test for the whole 80 minutes - 79 of which saw the South Wight side in the lead. A very cagey opening 10 minutes with both sides struggling ...

Independent Arts - the Island-based creative health charity - has announced its participation in The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2024.  The organisation has set itself the an ambitious target to raise £4,000 in just one week. The campaign kicked off ...

KissyPuppy – The Sophie Rolf Trust, which funds hospice facilities for children at Mountbatten Isle of Wight, is celebrating 11 years of its popular kids’ shop in Newport. Sophie’s Shop was inspired and opened by the local 6-year-old who died ...

Southern Co-operative Funeralcare are holding a Christmas Carol Memorial Service on Tuesday 3rd December at the Lake Cooperative Funeral Home at 18:30.  The Memorial Service will bring the local community together in preparation for the festive period. As this may ...