Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The body of a 29-year-old man was discovered at Thorness Bay Holiday Park yesterday (Saturday), Police have confirmed. Numerous resources from both the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary rushed to the scene at ...

Kade Woodford hit the back of the net 4 times as holders Whitecroft & Barton Sports reached the next round of the Challenge Cup by putting 6 goals past Binstead at Sandy Lane on Saturday (12th October). All Kade's goals ...

An Isle of Wight man has rebuked a Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council motion for a £600 chain of office bill as “quite offensive” amid a cost-of-living crisis. The attendee, who chose to be anonymous at the community council’s Full ...

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley has been working this week to advance a pre-election commitment by Labour officials to refer cross-Solent ferry companies to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Richard has been involved in meetings with senior ...

ORP Thunder (Grom) and ORP Lightning (Błyskawica) were the world's 2 fastest destroyers when launched for the Polish navy in Cowes in 1936. In Britain, shipbuilding is most associated with Newcastle. However, in the century between 1865 and 1965, J ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) was scrambled to the West Wight earlier this evening (Saturday) in response to a medical emergency in Freshwater. Having been paged from their Thruxton base at around 20:15, didn’t long for ...

Niton's The White Lion has been handed a 1-star food hygiene rating following a recent inspection but the pub's management team have told Island Echo they are committed to making sure they never receive a 1-star rating again. It was ...

All 3 Isle of Wight Wessex League sides - Cowes Sports, East Cowes Victoria and Newport - drew this afternoon (Saturday 12th October). VICTORIANS FIRE BLANKS AT MAGPIES East Cowes Victoria were held to a goalless draw for a 2nd ...

The Isle of Wight Council will soon be renewing its contract to provide information, advice, guidance and support for unpaid carers across the Isle of Wight, so is seeking feedback from the local community to help shape the support service ...

Ability Dogs 4 Young People is actively seeking compassionate Puppy Parent Volunteers to join their growing team and help transform the lives of disabled people on the Isle of Wight. Approximately 20% of the Island’s population live with a disability ...