Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Ventnor lost on the road at Southampton to a couple of late tries on Saturday (16th November). Ventnor travelled to Southampton with Callum Martin as their only substitute, but this didn’t prevent the Islanders put up a sterling performance against ...

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters for the first time this winter overnight as temperatures start to drop across the Isle of Wight. With surface temperatures set to fall below zero, gritters will be treating the local ...

Local community radio station Vectis Radio is celebrating after securing 4 prestigious national awards during the recent Community Radio Awards held in Cardiff over the weekend. Once again Vectis Radio was awarded the bronze in The Station of the Year ...

Newport Golf Club recently ran a golf day to raise money for the Royal British Legion. 64 golfers played in the event on Saturday 9th November, with the winners of the ‘Tommy Trophy’ being Pete Tizard, Steve Newman, Elaine White ...

Southern Vectis is highlighting the challenges faced by local boys and men when it comes to education and work this International Men’s Day. With many men behind the wheels of its buses - and working within other areas of the ...

Work to sink 3 boreholes on Ventnor's Leeson Road, the deepest of which reaches a depth of 130m, is expected to finish this week - but there is still no word on when the key A-road will re-open. 2 of ...

Timpson - a national retailer that specialises in key cutting, watch and shoe repairs - is finally coming to Ryde's Tesco Extra. Tesco has long been looking to host a Timpson store on-site for many years but planning hurdles and ...

A 58-year-old man faces a charge of causing death by careless driving more than 2 years after a cyclist was killed in the village of Shorwell. It was on 5th June 2022 that 64-year-old Professor Simon McQueen-Mason - who was ...

Horse racing played a crucial role in shaping the island's culture and economy, yet both historians and visitors have often overlooked it. In this article, we look at the picturesque Isle of Wight, located near the southern coast of England, ...

The list of adjustments you must make while moving to a new country is endless and one important aspect is trying to work your way through the whole entertainment landscape. Online gambling for Hong Kong expats who have relocated to ...