Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Isle of Wight’s premier music venue, Strings Bar & Venue in Newport, has been shortlisted in the ‘Grassroots Champion’ category at the 2024 Live Awards. The awards showcase the outstanding companies, teams and individuals that make up the world-renowned ...

A major consultation on proposals that could result in the closure of 6 Isle of Wight primary schools finishes on Friday - but it's not too late to have your say... The Isle of Wight Council’s school place planning consultation ...

Over 140 Island residents gathered at the Riverside Centre last week for this year’s Winter is Coming event, hosted by local fuel poverty charity, The Footprint Trust. The annual event brought together 19 organisations dedicated to providing essential guidance and ...

The entertainment scene on the Isle of Wight tells quite a story - one where old meets new in the most fascinating ways. While traditional festivities still light up the island's historic venues, digital entertainment has carved out its own ...

A firearm and 2 knives have been seized by Armed Police following the arrest of a 24-year-old man in East Cowes, who has been detained on suspicion of false imprisonment. At just gone 09:00 this morning, Hampshire & Isle of ...

Southern Water and delivery partner executives raised a total of £7,500 for the Waterside Community Trust when they completed a charity bike ride around the Isle of Wight. The bike ride was in aid of Waterside Community Trust and Sail ...

Armed Police have taken up position surrounding a block of flats in East Cowes this lunchtime (Wednesday) as part of a major operation. It was at around 10:00 this morning that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary began their op ...

Shanklin Ladies had an emphatic win over Stoneham on Sunday to go 2nd in Hampshire Division 1. Up against a young and enthusiastic side, Shanklin found it hard in the early exchanges to find their rhythm with the home team ...

Canvas10, the renowned Isle of Wight nail salon known for its creative and precise nail artistry, has been shortlisted for 3 national awards at the 2024 Beauty & Aesthetics Awards. The Newport-based salon has been recognised for excellence in the ...

From the outside looking in, the US election system is a complicated process with a lot of different moving parts. So, ahead of November’s election day, we’ve put together a simple guide to how the presidential election system actually works. ...