Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

24-year-old Jay Clasper, who complained it was 'too hot' in the back of a police van, has been fined after injuring an officer when he kicked out as the rear door was opened.

Connie Batley-Smith broke a British Championship record on her way to gold at the British Junior and Senior Championships in Nottingham.

The group has been established amid Southern Water's court case in which they pleaded guilty to polluting the River Test.

Vecta House Care Home buzzed with excitement and nostalgia earlier this week (Thursday) as it hosted its highly anticipated Annual Classic Car Show, bringing together residents, families, and car enthusiasts from across the Island for an afternoon of community celebration.

The Bay CE Primary and Secondary sites have worked with Lake and Sandown town councils, and local churches, to fund food hampers for local families this Summer.

The plans for a 13-metre radio mast in Wroxall have been taken to appeal.

BREAKING: 6 crews, including a mainland unit from Avon Fire and Rescue Service, remain on scene in the West Wight this morning (Saturday).

A nail technician has submitted plans to operate a home-based salon from a summerhouse in the garden of a residential property in Newport.

BREAKING: An early hours collision on the main road through Gunville resulted in the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this morning (Saturday).

The Isle of Wight has been shortlisted for the 'Most Desirable Island in Europe' title at the 2026 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards.