Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The results of the annual Wight in Bloom competition, organised by Visit Isle of Wight, were revealed during a ceremony at Albert Cottage in East Cowes on Thursday (18th July). Wight in Bloom celebrates those in the community who have ...

Lucy Burke emerged victorious as Ladies’ Club Champion and winner of the Scratch Salver with a gross score of 159 during Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club's Ladies' Club Championship, held over 2 days this week. Runner up was Bev Whorwood ...

Time is running out for schools, sports clubs and community groups on the Isle of Wight to take advantage of the Woodland Trust’s latest free trees giveaway and help the charity reach a staggering 16million tree milestone. The UK’s largest ...

A man who tried breaking into a house in Binstead on Friday night was soon arrested by Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at around 19:40 to a report of an attempted break-in at a residential property ...

A new service, EnergyWise, has launched on the Isle of Wight offering local homeowners bespoke advice tailored to their needs, helping them make their homes warmer and cheaper to run. This service includes an in-depth assessment of each property using ...

Northwood - which until the start of the 20th century was an agricultural community and mainly consisted of fields - once boasted 4 pubs, 2 of which happily remain to this day. The village - which has also been spelt ...

A Sandown hotelier who admitted to making and then distributing indecent images of children is to be sentenced in September. Stuart Pettifer, of Station Avenue in Sandown, admitted 3x making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and 1x distributing an indecent ...

KP Snacks has announced that its healthy brand Popchips will be the snack brand partner of the 2025 Isle of Wight Festival. The company - which acquired Popchips Europe back in 2018 - is already sponsoring the Latitude and Gunnersbury ...

The driver of a Ford Fiesta has been hospitalised with serious injuries after careering off the road between Shanklin and Whiteley Bank early this morning (Saturday). Emergency services were called to Shanklin Road shortly before 07:50 when it was reported ...

Police are appealing for the public's help in locating missing 79-year-old Linda Smith from Newport, who hasn't been seen since Friday morning. Officers across the Isle of Wight are searching for the pensioner as concerns grow for her welfare. She ...