Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Isle of Wight Council marked the start of Armed Forces Week with a flag-raising ceremony on Monday (24th June). Civic leaders and councillors, including the Isle of Wight Council's Armed Forces Champion Councillor Ian Dore, Isle of Wight Council ...

36-year-old Aaron Caley from Ryde will appear before the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month facing a charge of wounding with intent. Caley, of Pellhurst Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Monday (24th June) following ...

Responding to criticism of national polling, Labour’s Emily Brothers has warned against the 'dark arts' of tactical voting. Earlier this week Island Echo reported that East Wight Primary campaigners were concerned that online tactical recommendations may be misleading voters. It ...

From Nevada to the world, Axel Hunter Graves seems to have been destined to thrive in the world of high stakes. From a young age, he’s been curious about the mechanisms of risk and reward. Nowadays, he’s a well-known consultant ...

Flames were seen reaching for the skies when a fire in the open broke out in a rural part of the West Wight earlier this evening (Wednesday). Firefighters from Freshwater were mobilised to Dunsbury Farm Lane, between Brook and Compton, ...

A suspected drug dealer is in custody after being caught getting off the Isle of Wight ferry with what is thought to be Class A drugs in his vehicle. Police stopped the vehicle as it disembarked from the Wightlink ferry ...

Tesco is welcoming customers to its new Express store in Newport, with the doors having opened for the first time on Tuesday. In 2022, the supermarket giant obtained permission to move into the former Laura Ashley outlet on the High ...

3 former Isle of Wight football clubs - East Cowes Vics Reserves, Oakfield and Pan Sports - will be returning to the Harwoods Renault Saturday League this Autumn. East Cowes Vics Reserves are coming back to Island football after 1 ...

So you are finally going on that Istanbul trip you have been thinking about for eons. It is easy to get yourself a ticket and be on your way to the land of emperors! However, there are some handy tips ...

Isle of Wight Green Party MP candidates, Vix Lowthion and Cameron Palin, have laid out their plan to address poverty and inequality across the Isle of Wight if elected on 4th July.  The Island has incredibly high levels of poverty ...