Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

World-renowned yacht chartering company, Sunsail, has become the Official Charter Sailing Partner for the 2024 Cowes Week Regatta. This year, Sunsail celebrates its 50th anniversary of creating unforgettable memories for families, friends and couples with exceptional sailing adventures in over ...

5 young dancers from the Isle of Wight have brought home gold, silver and bronze medals after they joined Team England in a prestigious global dance competition in The Netherlands. Age just 8, 9 and 10 years old, the girls, ...

The Island's electric vehicle and green technology show, Going Electric, returns to Newport in just over a week's time. The world is going electric. Electric vehicles can be bought for the same price as their conventional counterparts, heat pumps are ...

Membership numbers across the Isle of Wight Council's leisure centres have bounced back to exceed pre-COVID levels. One Card subscriptions have soared to around 7,500 with 1Leisure facilities attracting some 750,000 visits in the 12 months up to March 2024. ...

This year's Jack Up Summer Party will be the last - for now at least - as organisers confirm they are taking a step back after a 10-year run, blaming an 'oversaturated' festival market. Launched in 2013 as 'Jack up ...

Firefighters are responding to an incident at Rainbow Fish Bar in Freshwater this evening (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport and Ryde are already on scene, with further appliances from Newport and Sandown thought to be en-route. Staff and customers were ...

Jay Miller's Circus is to return to the Island next week, as the team begins their annual Summer-long residency. The popular circus will be back in its usual spot on Wootton’s Racecourse Roundabout from Friday 26th July until Sunday 1st ...

A teenage boy escaped serious injury after being hit in the leg when an elderly driver collided with a parked  car in Ventnor Town Centre earlier this afternoon (Friday). It was just before 15:55 that a blue Suzuki Swift - ...

2 County Council committees proposed that the-then 70mph speed limit be reduced to 50mph across the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight Mercury reported on 19th June 1974. The proposal was made by Councillor Morris Barton, who said: "This ...

A new youth hub in Newport, delivered through a partnership between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Isle of Wight Council, aims to provide a physical ‘one-stop-shop’ for 18–24-year-olds who are on out-of-work benefits, with employment skills ...