Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight Councillor Nick Stuart is urging Islanders to join him in opposing plans to route a waste CO2 pipeline across the Island. Councillor Stuart represents the Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet area that stretches from the north to the ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (9th August 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 3550 £100.00 16174 £100.00 9251 £100.00 10743 £100.00 2681 £100.00 14555 £100.00 6067 £100.00 14106 £100.00 15656 £100.00 14191 £100.00 16039

A 37-year-old man at the centre of an arson investigation following a fire at a property in Binstead last month has been bailed until October. As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the ...

Firefighters are tackling yet another fire at the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown this evening (Thursday). 3 appliances from Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde are on scene on the High Street and on the Esplanade after an orange glow was seen ...

Improvement works at Ryde Interchange have finally been completed some 28 months after the multi-million-pound scheme got underway - but the bus shelters are already set to be replaced and the tarmac is proving problematic.  It was in early 2021 ...

Serial shoplifter Raymond Skelly has been handed a 20-week prison sentence after stealing more than £900 worth of goods from shops in Newport. 45-year-old Skelly, of Culver Parade in Sandown, is back behind bars after his latest crime spree over ...

Police, HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are responding to an incident at Whale Chine off Military Road this evening (Thursday). Several emergency vehicles are on scene along the remote stretch of South Wight coast having been ...

A 7-year-old girl is looking to raise money for the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary by completing a host of litter picks this Summer. During a recent trip to the park, Skylette became upset about people dropping their litter, and so decided ...

Organisations on the Isle of Wight are being offered grants of up to £10,000 for a range of health and wellbeing projects for young people in the next round of the 'Move on and Thrive Fund', created by SNG and ...