Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Quay Arts is reaching out for community support in an urgent restoration appeal to preserve its historic home at Newport Quay. The Grade II listed building, a former 19th-century brewery, is steeped in Newport’s history and represents the Island’s commitment ...

Review by Olly Fry Theatretrain brought flappers and fun galore to Medina Theatre with their teen edition of Chicago, the Tony Award-winning musical by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, which later won Academy Awards in 2001 when Rob Marshall directed ...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team team members Ewan Cook, Kirsty Cook, MacKenzie Cook, Nadia Lele and Oli Nolan were in action again on Sunday (27th October) at events across the South. Ewan, Kirsty, MacKenzie and Nadia travelled to Highlands Farm ...

A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary here on the Isle of Wight. An alarming level of microplastic fragments, 2,147 items kg-1 d.w. sediment (average value), were ...

A paramedic caught drink driving looks to set lose his job after being banned from the road for 17 months. Sebastian Rupp, 45, of Tandy Close in Ryde, admitted drink driving when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates ...

Needles Coastguard Rescue Team have moved into their brand new station at Golden Hill Fort near Freshwater, waving goodbye to their home in Totland where the team has been based for the past 40 years. The team - 1 of ...

This November, one of the Isle of Wight’s most popular pubs, The Bargeman’s Rest in Newport, is welcoming back the evening crowd with a tempting offer: 50% off all bar drinks! Owners Jane and Andrew Gibbs are hopeful that the ...

Garlic was first smuggled to the Isle of Wight from Nazi-occupied France in October 1942. In the first half of the 20th century, garlic was virtually unknown in English cuisine. This proved to be a massive problem for the Free ...

Isle of Wight College student Duncan Chandler has had his head shaved to help in his grandmother's fight against cancer. Duncan's grandmother Janet Bedford is currently undergoing chemotherapy for stage 4 liver and pancreatic cancer. 18-year-old Duncan is raising money ...

A pair of males from Leeds - aged 50 and 17 respectively - have been arrested following an incident that unfolded in Whitwell earlier today (Tuesday) after several vehicles were seen to contravene a no-entry sign. Following complaints from members ...