Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

GKN Aerospace, the largest private employer on the Island, has completed a 1.2MW solar farm at its East Cowes site, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to sustainability. The solar farm covers 3.9 acres of previously unused land ...

Party goers raised more than £600 for Mountbatten Hospice, as they took to the dancefloor at the island’s original afternoon clubbing event.  Revellers at Sunday Skool at Strings Bar & Venue in Newport on 13th October raised £674.75 in support ...

Excelion's forecast for the European real estate market in 2024 indicates promising growth across several regions, with Motti Gruzman citing the steady demand for properties as a key factor. Vladislav Nemirovsky from MGR Capital adds that the firm's detailed outlook ...

The Isle of Wight Festival has been shortlisted for the Major Festival of the Year in the LIVE Awards 2024. The other nominees are Victorious Festival, Latitude Festival, Kendal Calling and Reading & Leeds. TRNSMT Festival were the winners of ...

Medina Bookshop welcomes back legendary troubadour Jason McNiff to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 3rd November. Jason's last performance on the Island was around 15 years ago to a packed house upstairs at the Bargeman's Rest in Newport. This ...

Ventnor - who travelled with just 16 players - put on an exceptional display in Hampshire Counties 3 at Overton on Saturday 26th October. After a stuttering performance against Romsey the previous Saturday, director of rugby Neil Evans brought in ...

Chief Executive of Mountbatten, Nigel Hartley MBE, has announced he will retire in October 2025 after spending over a decade with the hospice organisation. Nigel joined Mountbatten in 2015, in the wake of a period of difficulty and challenge for ...

Island residents are being invited to help shape the priorities for local health care services in their area over the next 5 years. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, a new NHS Foundation Trust formed on 1 October 2024, to ...

The Isle of Wight Council’s representative for Parkhurst and Hunnyhill said it is “really disappointing” that prison estate roads upgrades have not gone further but public money should be “spent well”, not just fast. In an interview today, councillor Andrew ...

Online gambling is a thrilling pastime for many, but due to its nature, it tends to attract bad actors. Given that it’s a massive industry with lots of money moving around, scammers of all kinds love to prey on unsuspecting ...