Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Mermaid, the Isle of Wight Distillery's award-winning spirits brand, secured 1st place at this year's Drinks Trade Regatta held in Cowes.

Tens of thousands more patients have seen an NHS dentist across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the past 12 months as access to the services continue to increase. Between April 2025 and April 2026, more than 650,000 patients ...

A major boost for seagrass restoration in the Solent has been delivered this spring, as the Solent Seascape Project and its volunteers successfully planted hundreds of thousands of seeds and transplants across key sites on both sides of the water ...

Geoff Underwood, who founded one of the Isle of Wight's leading technology firms, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours with an OBE.

Event organisers have issued an update on the use of chairs and trolleys in the main arena...

The Isle of Wight Council has applied to convert a Ryde home into a mixed residential and house in multiple occupation use to provide temporary accommodation for homeless families. Plans submitted for 26 Circular Road in Elmfield seek permission for ...

Wightlink has announced that its fixed-price Sunset Flyer fare will continue until the end of 2026.

Students from The Island VI Form have made history after achieving the highest level of success ever reached by an Isle of Wight school team in the Young Enterprise Best Company Competition National Final.

Newchurch Male Voice Choir recently presented a £700 Cheque to Age UK Isle of Wight following generous donations from a special charity concert in partnership with Cotswold Male Voice Choir. 

Festival favourites Impromptu Shakespeare are returning to Ventnor Fringe this July with 2 improvised performances inspired by the Bard.