Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight dentist and former president of the Mouth Cancer Foundation, Dr Philip Lewis, received his MBE from Princess Royal, Princess Anne, at Windsor Castle last Wednesday (25th September). He received the honour in recognition of services to oral ...

The Isle of Wight Ladies 1XI travelled away to face Waterside 1XI at the weekend, starting strong to quickly find themselves 1-0 up within the first few minutes thanks to Sophie Parkhouse. They continued to apply the pressure and found ...

England beach soccer goalkeeper Tommy Jackson - who lives in Newport - is set to make his 100th appearance in a Three Lions shirt tomorrow (Saturday). Tommy (if selected) will be featuring between the sticks for England in their World ...

Red Squirrel Property Shop raised more than £10,000 for Mountbatten Hospice during 2 charitable events last month. On 14th September, the Newport-based estate agent hosted a charity ball in memory of CEO Charlie Panayi's sister, Zoe. Over 160 people attended ...

Vandalism has forced the closure of the revetment toilets between Sandown and Shanklin. Contractors arrived in Lake yesterday evening (Thursday) to find that the public convenience had been trashed. Furthermore, for reasons currently unknown, the electrics have stopped working. This ...

A homeless man who stole £66 worth of fresh chicken from Sainsbury's committed the dishonesty offence 'to survive', a court has heard. Matthew Blanchard, 50, of no fixed abode, admitted theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle ...

A warning has been issued to those eating mince pies in October as Tesco recalls its Finest All Butter variety over fears they could contain pieces of dried glue. The Food Standards Agency has put out an alert to warn ...

2 specialist search dogs are joining the team at WightSAR, giving the volunteers extra support to find missing people. WightSAR supports Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary when a vulnerable person goes missing. 7 team leaders and more than 20 ...

Around 10,000 Islanders will no longer face a future without a dentist as health bosses confirm a new NHS dentist will be taking over from mydentist in the West Wight. It was back in August that Island Echo exclusively revealed ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (4th October 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17529 £100.00 13811 £100.00 12679 £100.00 18019 £100.00 17783 £100.00 13703 £100.00 10046 £100.00 11294 £100.00 11846 £100.00 2756 £100.00 17489