Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

39-year-old Terence Perkins has been handed a 2-year community order and warned that he won't be given 'any more bites of the cherry' following his latest appearance before Magistrates earlier this week. Perkins, now of Barton Road in Newport but ...

Reports of a man approaching 2 girls in suspicious circumstances led to Police responding to the town of East Cowes last night (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to the suspicious incident at 21:37, with information received ...

A trio of Isle of Wight bands will be aiming to raise the roof and some cash for 2 good causes at a gig at Strings later this month. Goodbye Stereo, Boca and The Spammy Oatis will be hitting the ...

Talented triathletes Jan Fletcher and Liz Dunlop took on the Big Cow Calfman Standard Distance Triathlon, which was held at Emberton Country Park, Milton Keynes last weekend (4th August). This was also the final Team GB qualification race for the ...

Police on the Isle of Wight are seeking a male who indecently exposed himself and committed a lewd act in front of families in Shanklin. It’s been reported to Police that at around 12:30 on Wednesday 31st July, a man ...

A man in his 60s has tragically died after being pulled from the sea in front of crowds of beachgoers at Freshwater Bay. The individual was sighted in difficulty and rescued from the water onto the beach at around 11:40 ...

Age UK Isle of Wight has announced an upcoming move to St Thomas House in St Thomas' Square, as part of a shift towards a more community-focused approach. The charity has undertaken a significant review of its current office building ...

An emergency on the beach at Freshwater Bay has led to the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this lunchtime (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has an ambulance crew and 2 response cars in ...

Emerson Tattersall bicycle kick Division 1 title holders Whitecroft & Barton Sports scraped past Ventnor by the best of 3 goals in their opening game at Watcombe Bottom. W&B were bolstered by the inclusion of Newport midfielder Harry Taylor, whose ...

A pensioner at the centre of an attempted murder investigation has been released from custody on bail. The 83-year-old male was detained by Police on suspicion of attempting to murder a woman at a property on The Ridgeway, Sandown on ...