Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Colwell Bay's The Hut is set to open a new premises later this year, on a Caribbean Island off Antigua. Hidden away on its very own private Island and surrounded by stunning scenery, The Hut, Little Jumby will combine relaxed ...

A section of Sandown's Avenue Road is to be closed for 8 weeks from today (Monday) as railway bridge works get underway. One of the main roads in the town, Avenue Road, is shut in both directions between the junction ...

A total of 27 swimmers recently took part in Wessex Cancer Support’s Swim for Hope recently, braving the 1.3mile crossing from Hurst Castle to Colwell Bay to raise £26,438 to support local people affected by cancer.   Wessex Cancer Support coordinates ...

No injuries have been reported despite a large emergency service response to a road traffic collision in Freshwater earlier this afternoon (Monday). Island Echo understands that the collision saw a vehicle collide with a telegraph pole near the junction with ...

Ventnor Town Council and St Catherine’s Church will be holding their monthly ‘Really Useful Thursday’ session at St Catherine’s Church in Ventnor on Thursday 5th September from 10:30 to 13:30. The event (formerly called ‘Our Place’) brings together groups from ...

Ventnor’s 2nd team are celebrating promotion after clinching the Hampshire League Division 3 South title after a 6-wicket win over local rivals Shanklin & Godshill at Steephill on Saturday. This latest success represents a 2nd successive promotion for Ben Davies’s ...

A Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) bench has been stolen from Downside Recreation Ground with another bench discarded in adjacent woodland.  Two men were witnessed carrying the stolen brown recycled plastic bench along Godric Road on Wednesday 28th August. ...

A 3rd man has been arrested following a break-in at Ryde's Waterside Pool over the weekend (Saturday). As previously reported by Island Echo, entry was forced to the community pool at Ryde Canoe Lake shortly before 03:00. The break-in caused ...

The next production at the Apollo Theatre, Newport, will be the play adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling thriller The Girl on the Train. The play follows Rachel, a young woman unsatisfied with her job and reeling after a breakup, who ...

The Isle of Wight Model Engineering Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, with the group holding an exhibition to mark the special occasion. Held on the weekend of Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th September at the site at Northwood Recreation ...