Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Several Island antiques and collectables businesses are to feature on the latest episode of BBC's Antiques Road Trip tomorrow afternoon (Friday). The episode was filmed back in May and sees antiques experts Catherine Southon and Ishy Khan travel across the ...

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information following an assault at The Crown pub in Ryde on Saturday night. As first reported by Island Echo, the incident occurred at around 22:05 on 23rd November. A man in his ...

Petersfield prevailed in a titanic Counties 2 battle with hosts Isle of Wight and Storm Bert. In desperate conditions, both teams battled away gamely and served up a contest, that while not free-flowing, was high on effort and physical commitment. ...

Utilita will provide a different kind of energy this winter, by hosting a sparkling Christmas grotto at its Newport store. Utilita’s Energy Hub (located on High Street, Newport) will be transformed into a grotto on Saturday, 7th December and the ...

The Steam Punkt Music event took FuBar in Ryde by storm last weekend (23rd-24th November). The community event showcased an incredible line-up of talent to raise funds for Men Only IOW, a local community group supporting men across the Isle ...

South Western Railway (SWR) is inviting applications for the latest round of its successful Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF). CCIF is SWR’s funding programme to support projects that have a community benefit or address an area of social need ...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT member Oli Nolan travelled to Dalton Barracks, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire over the weekend (24th November) for the 9th round of the Wessex Cyclocross season which also incorporated the South Regional Championships. With the arrival of Storm Bert, ...

  A drugs raid at a property in Pan took an unexpected turn this morning (Thursday) when the Police's suspect crashed his car as officers prepared to enter the address. It was just before 07:40 that officers executed a pre-planned ...

An Isle of Wight holiday park has been presented with a top regional tourism award by UK holiday giant Hoseasons. Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat, in Wootton Bridge, was crowned Best Large Lodge Escape destination in the South of England at ...

The Isle of Wight has been announced as the next location to benefit from an award-winning, free mentoring programme for 16-and 17-year-olds who are experiencing disadvantage. Goal 17, a national provider of youth mentoring services, has announced its expansion into ...