Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Music fans who headed to Sunset Sessions at Blackgang Chine earlier this month got more than they bargained for when headline act Nathan Dawe took to the stage. During his headline set, he paused to say: “I’ve got a brand ...

A civil servant who downed a bottle of wine for breakfast, before proceeding to drive his mum's car to the shops whilst almost 3 times the drink-drive limit, has been banned from driving for 25 months. 48-year-old Richard Palin, of ...

Red Funnel's run of bad luck continues with technical issues now affecting the hi-speed Red Jet service between West Cowes-Southampton, resulting in at least 6 cancellations this morning (Wednesday). The cross-Solent operator says that a technical issue with the generator ...

Revised plans for a 12-home development on Newport’s Landscape Lane have been met with renewed backlash. The latest in a long line of application proposals from Mrs C. Ferns, of Cotton Trust, has attracted a raft of criticism ranging from ...

In the world of online gaming, bitcoin casinos are the newest big thing. Given the explosive growth of Bitcoin and its projected 4.5 million UK admirers by 2023, it's not surprising that these blockchain-powered playgrounds are the talk of the ...

Reports of an entranceway well alight between the derelict Ocean Hotel and the former King’s House pub has led to another call out to Sandown for firefighters tonight (Tuesday). Island Echo is told that a hallway - accessed from the ...

Concerns are growing for the welfare of 40-year-old Kevin Horwood, who has gone missing from Newport. Kevin is described as white, about 5ft 6in tall, slim, with short dark brown hair. He has not been seen since leaving his home ...

No action is being taken against a woman arrested in connection with the death of a German scooterist almost 2 years ago, it has been confirmed. It was on 25th August 2022, during the annual Isle of Wight Scooter Rally, ...

Police are conducting a search for a high risk missing person in the Carisbrooke area of Newport tonight (Tuesday), with the National Police Air Service helicopter deployed to assist. Search efforts are focusing in the areas surrounding Carisbrooke Castle, where ...

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured as a result of a crash involving a tractor’s trailer on a country lane in Adgestone this evening (Tuesday). Emergency services are on scene at Lower Road, where a male motorcyclist has collided with ...