Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

St Helens Carnival Committee has chosen its queens for the 2024 season, which will mark a special 125th anniversary year. Matilda Squibb has been selected as Carnival Queen, attended by Belle Delannoy, Emily Brewer-Smith and Clara Hughes. It is a ...

At an extraordinary meeting of the Heart Care Club, members voted to disband the club after more than 30 years, transferring all assets to the newly formed charity Wight Cardiac Rehab.  The Heart Care Club has been in existence on ...

A fatal house fire which claimed the life of a man in his 90s started as a result of fabric coming into contact with an electric heater, the fire service has confirmed. Emergency services – including fire appliances from Shanklin, ...

The Vectis Under 9s football team were victorious at the Paul Westby Tournament at the weekend. Vectis A won all their qualifying games, which saw them take on Downside Panthers in the semi-final, winning 2-1 to see them go through ...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts have been called into action amid fears a piece of unexploded ordnance has washed up in Seaview.  Police were alerted to the discovery on the beach at The Duver at around 08:00, with photographs collated ...

Jo Smith and her team have completed their 100-mile walk around the Isle of Wight in aid of John’s Club - a charity offering social and recreational activities for the disabled and those with learning and mental health difficulties. Despite ...

A fire in the kitchen at a pub in Rookley resulted in a call-out for numerous Island fire crews this morning (Tuesday). Crews from Newport, Ryde, Ventnor and Shanklin respectively were called to The Chequers Inn on Niton Road at ...

Pavers in Newport has announced that it is going to close for good later this month. The shock news was announced to the 8 employees of the popular shoe shop last week. Island Echo understands that the shop's lease on ...

Plans to demolish a pair of ageing buildings at the Isle of Wight College - and replace them with brand-new state-of-the-art facilities - have been released. It was back in 2021 that the college was awarded money as part of ...

Island households are being urged to keep '#OurStreetsNeat' and '#BringYourBinIn' as part of a campaign to clean up the Island.   The campaign aims to encourage residents not to leave wheelie bins or gull proof sacks on footpaths all week. Residents ...