Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

For the latest, scroll to the most recent update at the bottom of this article Stormy weather hitting the Isle of Wight and other parts of the country is causing disruption to cross-Solent travel today (Saturday), with further issues anticipated. ...

Storm Darragh has forced the postponement of all Isle of Wight Wessex League games this afternoon. It is also unlikely that any Hampshire Cup games featuring cross-Solent travel will be played. 4 Isle of Wight teams - W&B, Brading Town, ...

Diggers have moved in as work to create a new builders merchant at St George's in Newport gets underway  It was earlier this week that news broke that builders merchant Jewson had finalised the contract to purchase a parcel of ...

Photos have revealed just how big a WWII bomb - which caused significant Hovertravel disruption when it was discovered in Southsea earlier this week - actually was. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 09:30, contractors carrying out sea ...

Police and paramedics have rushed to a crash between a car and a lorry on a roundabout on the outskirts of Wootton this evening (Friday). Emergency service personnel were called to the scene at Wootton Common Crossroads at around 17:00, ...

Cross-Solent travel operator Wightlink has warned of possible disruption to its services this weekend as Storm Darragh prepares to batter the Island.  Darragh - named by the Met Office - is set to bring with him strong winds and heavy ...

A Christmas concert at Newport Minster raised over £6,000 for Wessex Cancer Support on last weekend (Saturday 30th November). Over 200 people attended Music at the Minster, featuring an array of musical talent from across the Island. The evening began ...

A medical emergency in the village of Freshwater has resulted in the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) this afternoon (Friday). Resources from the Isle of Wight Ambulance service - who were dealing with a ...

Wightlink is once again challenging the people of the Isle of Wight to come up with good ideas to help the Island become more sustainable, through its Green Innovation Fund. Island groups are invited to apply for a share of ...

The disabled toilet at Appley has been closed by Ryde Town Council today (Friday) after it was damaged by vandals. It is understood that act of vandalism took place overnight (Thursday into Friday). Unfortunately, the Appley conveniences have been a ...