Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Newport's Red Squirrel Property Shop has announced that it is expanding its real estate horizons to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates - and has teased an Isle of Wight expansion too. Red Squirrel says that the team is ready ...

Medina Bookshop in Cowes is to host a talk by Bizzie Frost who will be recounting her amazing adventures through deserts on the back of a Harley Davidson. After a botched spinal operation left her partially paralysed aged forty-five, Bizzie ...

Ballyrags Comedy Club launched the first of their monthly ‘Third Thursday’ shows at Bar 74 in Ryde last Thursday (18th April), with the night deemed by all in attendance to be a roaring success. Portsmouth comedian Matt Roseblade kicked off ...

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this man and woman, who are wanted in connection with the theft of alcohol from Waitrose in East Cowes. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are working to identify ...

Wessex Cancer Support, a charity which provides free, local and personalised wellbeing support to anyone affected by cancer on the Isle of Wight and across Hampshire and Dorset, has expanded its services so anyone can access cancer support online.   The ...

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will visit to celebrate the re-opening of Newport Minster next Wednesday following the church's major refurbishment. Prince Edward, who is the Royal patron of the Friends of Newport Minster, will be among 400 specially invited ...

Pupils and staff at The Bay CE School are celebrating after winning the Southern Regional Primary Schools Final of Dance Live for the 2nd year running. The Sandown-based educational facility secured a place at the finals by placing 3rd in ...

Isle of Wight households will be receiving their new annual waste and recycling guide in the post soon, with the booklets set to land on doormats by Wednesday. Each year the Isle of Wight Council produces a handy booklet that ...

East Cowes Vics take on Frimley Green at Beatrice Avenue today (Saturday), knowing they need to beat the Surrey side by a margin of 2 goals or more to secure 5th place and a coveted berth in the playoffs. Vics ...

Police swooped on a vehicle and detained 2 men in Ryde this afternoon (Friday) - with 1 person arrested and taken into custody.  It was shortly before 15:00 that a Hyundai Getz was stopped by plain clothes and uniformed officers ...