Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Specialist hi-tech equipment that will monitor any ongoing movement in and around Leeson Road in Ventnor is being installed, but there is more work to be done and there is still no indication as to how long the monitoring will ...

A class 484 on the first day paying customers were allowed to use the service back in November 2021 Promises of a 30-minute timetable on the Island Line look further than away ever, some 3.5 years after the current fleet ...

Tripadvisor has revealed the winners of its annual Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, with Shanklin’s Haven Hall Hotel among those named. Analysing 12-months of review data for over 1.6million hotels listed on the site, winners span 9 ...

Isle of Wight Liberal Democrat Group has welcomed the decision by the Council's Cabinet to accept an amendment to a draft planning strategy policy. The change would provide greater equality for Islanders and parish, town and community councils when making ...

Live blackjack games are a relatively new addition to the world of online casinos. Of course, if you were to count the games played in bricks and mortar casinos then live blackjack has a much longer history. When people use ...

These have been a turbulent couple of years for the property market, and the Isle of Wight has been far from immune. For example, December 2022 saw the average value of a home on the island decrease by £4,000 and ...

West Wight Road Runner Jackie Williams not only completed the London Marathon this week, but has appeared on BBC One's Eastenders too. Jackie is overjoyed at the fact she finished Sunday's race in a time of 5:11:59, but competing in ...

Firefighters turned out at the crack of dawn to rescue a horse that had been found on its side near Downend this morning (Wednesday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted at around 06:30 to reports ...

Ryde Rowing Club's young Junior Sculler Charlie Watts competed for the Wessex Regional Rowing Council Team in the National Junior Inter Regional Regatta at the National Water Sports centre, Nottingham  on Saturday (20th April 2024). The Junior Inter Regionals (JIRR) ...

Residents of Inglefield Nursing & Residential Home enjoyed a day of joy and connection during a special visit to The Island Riding Centre, organised by Embracing Age. During this delightful outing, residents had the chance to interact closely with horses, engaging ...