Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Armed Police are negotiating with a man, making threats with a weapon, who is at the centre of an ongoing incident at a petrol station in Sandown this evening (Sunday). It was just before 19:00 that Police received 999 calls ...

Visitors are being invited to discover the hidden importance of Saltmarshs through a week-long celebration of the habitat at Newtown National Nature Reserve.

Isle of Wight singer-songwriter Amy Jolliffe has released her very own ode to summertime just in time for her performance at the Isle of Wight Festival.

The Isle of Wight’s cat rehoming centre in Ryde is celebrating 65 years of helping moggies-in-need with a fun-filled open day.   On Saturday 13th June, Cats Protection Isle of Wight Cat Centre at 122 Marlborough Road in Ryde will open ...

BREAKING: 2 arrests have been made after a dramatic daylight incident in East Cowes involving reports of a knife.

A woman in her 20s sustained a serious leg injury in last night's crash between a car and a motorcycle in Sandown. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to the scene of the smash, involving a ...

2 former Wightlink Tigers and Buccaneers players are set to represent their chosen charities - and the Island - at the UK’s biggest charity all-star ice hockey tournament later this Summer.

The Williams Spring Series at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club has concluded after 6 races featuring close finishes, shifting conditions and strong competition across all fleets.

Whether it was Newport, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin or Sandown, generations of Islanders grew up with their local 'Woolies'.

Long before the Isle of Wight had a music festival or a single online account to log into, it had a garden on a cliff that charged people to look at it. That garden, Blackgang Chine, opened to paying visitors ...