Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isleofwight.com has announced the installation of a new, upgraded high-definition webcam, offering live-streaming views of The Needles – one of the world’s most iconic and stunning landmarks. This state-of-the-art webcam provides an unparalleled virtual experience, allowing people from all over ...

HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are involved in an incident at Ryde Esplanade this morning (Tuesday), where some concern has been raised for the welfare of an individual. At just gone 05:30, Coastguard Rescue Teams from ...

Brighstone, Godshill and Yarmouth are all set to benefit from Openreach's rollout of full fibre connectivity, it has been announced today (Tuesday). Openreach has confirmed that it is upgrading a further 35 cities, towns and villages (that's 517 telephone exchanges), ...

A van fire has been successfully doused before it could take hold and spread to a residential property in Quarr, Binstead tonight (Bank Holiday Monday). The incident began shortly before 21:05 when neighbours spotted smoke issuing from the Citroen Relay ...

Police have been called to a road traffic collision involving 2 Citroens at a busy junction in Ryde this evening (Bank Holiday Monday). A Citroen C2 has collided with a Citroen C4 on Swanmore Road, at the junction with Osborne ...

Nearly 20 Isle of Wight properties are poised to go under the hammer in June in a milestone auction. They are among 174 lots listed across southern England in the 250th auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers, which held its first ...

The staffing issues seen on cross-Solent services recently seem to have jumped across to Island Line, with trains suspended for the rest of the day due to a lack of signallers. South Western Railway has confirmed that due to signalling ...

On the evening of Thursday 6th June 2024, Bembridge Parish Council will join the nationwide commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day by lighting the beacon on Culver Down.  The Parish Council has arranged an ecumenical Service of Remembrance, led ...

A burst water main has left hundreds of homes and businesses in the Shanklin area without water this afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday). Properties in the PO36 and PO37 regions have been without a supply for several hours as a result ...

A team of volunteers has delved into the past of Appley Tower as part of the project to restore the much-loved landmark to its former glory. Their discoveries are being shared in a series of free exhibitions and have been ...