Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The excitement is building for the world-famous Round the Island Race next Saturday (15th June). It’s both a prestigious and a challenging race and regularly attracts a diverse range of sailors from Olympians and professional race teams to keen amateurs ...

Dr Patrick Glen from Leeds University will be visiting Experience 25 the Isle of Wight Festival exhibition to gather your stories from the 1968 to 1970 Festivals. Experience 25 celebrates the earlier Festivals and the new Isle of Wight Festivals ...

1 person has been flown to the Major Trauma Centre at Southampton with potentially life-threatening injuries following a serious road traffic collision on The Downs. Emergency services were called to the 2-vehicle crash, between the junctions of Brading Down Road ...

A serious, life-threatening crash which has seen 1 vehicle overturn and another become wedged underneath a trailer has led to the closure of The Downs in both directions this morning (Saturday). Police, firefighters and paramedics are all on scene between ...

136 Athletes took on the challenge of the Brading 10k Race last Sunday (2nd June) with Ryde Harrier, Chris Newnham, the first home in a time of 32:36. The route follows a course from Smallbrook stadium through Ashey to Brading ...

Leanne Howard from Southern Vectis is celebrating this week, after being named among the top drivers along the south coast. The local bus driver competed against colleagues from Southern Vectis and those from sister operators - including the cream of ...

The troublesome Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service once again this morning (Saturday). It has been confirmed that the service, which crosses the River Medina from East Cowes to West Cowes, has been suspended. No reason has yet ...

Ryde's Easthill Home for Deaf People, a vital part of the charity Deaf Action, is to hold its garden makeover event today (Saturday). The charity, which provides residential care to deaf people from across the UK, is working with volunteers ...

A small kitchen fire inside a terraced Newport property has been quickly contained and extinguished by firefighters tonight (Friday). 2 appliances from Newport were mobilised to Caesars Road at around 21:30 to reports of a fire inside a residential address, ...

One of the country's major supermarkets, Morrisons, is recalling its wafer thin cooked chicken because it may contain small pieces of metal. The possible presence of metal makes the product unsafe to eat. Islanders should check their kitchens for the ...