Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Ask anyone who's booked a Wightlink crossing lately what a night off the Island actually costs, and the ferry fare is usually the first number they mention. A return car crossing can run well past £80 depending on the time ...

BREAKING: More than 150 migrants are still being unloaded from Bembridge and Yarmouth RNLI lifeboats tonight (Sunday)

A 35-year-old man charged with a string of serious offences following an alleged hammer attack in Ryde will no longer face trial after both complainants withdrew their evidence.

Defending champions Whitecroft & Barton started their pursuit of a 4th successive Division 1 championship with victory on the first Saturday of the 2026/27 season. West Wight knocked in 5 at Brading, Shanklin took Bay Derby honours and Osborne Coburg ...

"We need to know exactly what happened and if new routes are being used for mega-dinghies by people smugglers."

BREAKING: A main route out of Newport has been closed this afternoon (Sunday) following water main burst.

The run will begin at Arreton Barns with tractors, then travelling through Pagham and Merstone, stopping at Reynolds & Read in Ryde.

A pair of RNLI lifeboats from the Isle of Wight have been involved in the interception of a migrant boat, with more than 150 people onboard, in the English Channel this afternoon (Sunday).

Richard Quigley MP has highlighted efforts to tackle skills shortages and create opportunities for young people on the Isle of Wight during a panel discussion with fellow MPs.

An Isle of Wight ferry crossing where time stops for 4 strangers provides the unusual setting for a new novel being published this month, with author Emily Bullock meeting readers at a Newport book signing.