Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Wightlink will be running a revised timetable on its Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry route tomorrow (Sunday) due to staffing issues. The cross-Solent operator is continuing to experience problems with absent members of staff, which is impacting the company's operations at high ...

2nd-placed Newport IW face Wessex Division 1 leaders New Milton Town at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday). A win by a 3-goal margin would see the County Town club top the table after 3 games. Port - who have a ...

2 men arrested and charged following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Newport, described by a judge as 'looking like a greenhouse at Kew Gardens', have both been handed suspended prison sentences. 43-year-old Robert Godley and 48-year-old Gino Dent ...

Patients at {my}dentist in Freshwater could soon be left without a dentist, following news that the dental care provider is considering shutting the doors of the local practice. Rumours of a possible closure at the West Wight-based clinic have been ...

A petition to stop ExxonMobil’s Solent CO2 Pipeline Project coming to the Isle of Wight has gathered 1,923 signatures to date. Little Atherfield resident Christopher Davis’s plea on Change.org warns the project would leave a 'massive scar' across the Island. ...

A 6-year-old boy has been flown to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries, as has a 37-year-old man, following a head-on crash in Calbourne earlier today (Friday), with Police now appealing for witnesses to the smash. As previously reported by ...

Scaffolding around East Cowes' Columbine Building has come down today (Friday) revealing the town's new landmark mural. After 3 months of hard work by Alice Malia and her team of Island-based artists, the removal of scaffolding has revealed striking designs ...

It was another stunning five days at Glorious Goodwood this year, enjoyed by many horse racing fans who made the short trip across from the Isle of Wight. Those fortunate to be there will have seen some future stars of ...

Edward Kennett showed exactly why he was out and out favourite to retain his British Upright Championship crown, by doing just that as he stormed to 5 straight wins as the Smallbrook stadium last night (Thursday). On a night when ...

The sun certainly had its hat on when Freshwater Bay WI welcomed the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon, to a special al fresco cream tea. Members turned out in force to show the VIP visitor ...