Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Six60, the chart-topping, genre-defying band from New Zealand, is set to electrify audiences at Strings Bar & Venue in Newport on Saturday 14th September. A critical and commercial sensation in their home country of New Zealand, Kiwi five piece Six60 ...

A Newport woman arrested on suspicion of committing several shoplifting offences this week - as well as a burglary at an address in Devon last month - has been released on bail. Police were called to a report of shoplifting ...

Did you know that 1 in 4 adults have high blood pressure? The Isle of Wight Council is offering residents the chance to borrow a blood pressure monitor from 1 of 6 local libraries across the Island, free of charge! ...

The countdown is on to Go Yellow 2024, for Mountbatten Isle of Wight and they need you to take part, on 11th October. Whatever you wear, eat or do, make it YELLOW and help us raise vital funds for our 24/7 hospice ...

Isle of Wight flag footballer Lottie Laidler has returned from representing Great Britain in the Flag football World Championships in Finland. Great Britain won all their group games - taking them top of their group at day 2. They then ...

The gloveglu Academy is running a football training event at Cowes community Club, run by Luke Gerrard and Martin Brennan, on Tuesday 10th September. Luke is the ex Boreham Wood manager, who got them to the brink of the Football ...

Maureen Sullivan previews Isle of Wight theatrical productions for September. The Apollo Players will be staging ‘The Girl on a Train’ from 6th to 14th September (not Sunday or Monday) at their lovely theatre on Pyle Street, Newport. Rachel Watson ...

Artist, designer, and maker David Jones is set to unveil a life-sized sculpture of the legendary 'Sam of All Colours,' the enigmatic Sandown Clown. The Sandown Clown, a local legend, was originally encountered by 2 children on the Isle of ...

Members of Sandown & District Historical Society welcomed the Island's Vice Lord-Lieutenant Brigadier Maurice Sheen, President of IW RBL Ian Ward, Sandown Town Councillors, community residents and guests to the premiere of 2 special films commemorating. The 2 films showcase ...

Sam Callaghan took a hat tick of trophies at the Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club’s Junior Championship on Friday 30th August. Results: Junior Club Championship ‘The Jimmy Tarbuck’ (36 scratch) Sam Callaghan - 149 gross The Keith Wickham Trophy (36 ...