Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Cross-Solent travel continues to be disrupted this morning (Sunday) with Storm Darragh showing no signs of letting up. Currently, Red Funnel services between East Cowes and Southampton - which were suspended for the majority of yesterday - remain suspended until ...

Wroxall Station was at the heart of village life for the 100 years it was in operation - from 1866 to 1966. The development of Wroxall owed much to the railway. Many of the houses in the main street were ...

Storm Darragh is continuing to wreak havoc across the Island this evening (Saturday) with more than 800 properties in Godshill, Sandford, Whiteley Bank and Upper Hyde currently without power. It's been a day of strong winds and heavy rain here ...

The last keepers at The Needles were evacuated from the lighthouse on 8th December 1994, bringing an end to 136 years of manned operation. On that day, the weather almost succeeded to keep the lighthouse keepers in situ as furious storms ...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson visited postal workers at Sandown Delivery Office on Monday to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels in the peak Christmas period. Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period, ...

Christmas has come early for 4 Isle of Wight community centres after they received a share of Southern Water's £30,000 regional Community Fund.  A trio of venues in Ryde - Garfield Road’s Methodist Church, Guildford Road’s St Helens Community Centre ...

Sweet music from local singers and musicians will get Wightlink customers in the mood for Christmas as they cross the Solent in the run-up to the holidays. Ferries and ports will ring to the sounds of carols and seasonal music. ...

The occupants of a small hatchback have miraculously avoided death or serious injury after their car was crushed by a tree as Storm Darragh hit last night (Friday). The incident occurred just off the A3054/Bouldnor Road at around 23:00 last ...

Several sailors with boats that are often seen racing off Cowes are amongst those honoured at this year's prizegiving of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. (RORC). RORC members and guests from across Europe and beyond gathered in London for the ...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is on the cusp of hitting £1 million towards its Operation Airbase appeal by Christmas, having raised £860,00 in just 12 weeks.     The charity needs to raise £3.6 million to convert and equip ...