Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Plans to create a new walking and cycling route linking Freshwater, Yarmouth, Newport and Ryde could be only partially completed by a key 2028 deadline.

Victoria Avenue in Shanklin is set to remain closed for the next 3 weeks to allow scaffolding to be erected for maintenance work on a private property.

A man who stuffed 2 wraps down his shorts during a Co-op theft has been fined after admitting a pair of shoplifting offences.

From potholes and resurfacing to roadworks, grass cutting and street cleaning, Islanders are being asked to give their verdict on the services provided by Island Roads.

Drafting clinical trial agreements in 2026 presents complex legal, operational, and regulatory challenges. Trial sponsors and research institutions frequently face costly delays, compliance bottlenecks, and friction when contracts fail to address modern operational realities. Outdated contractual provisions leave research projects ...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

The new café set to open inside Sainsbury’s in Newport will operate under the ‘Taste Café’ brand, Island Echo can reveal.

Starsailor are returning to the Isle of Wight this Friday (4th September), with the chart-topping indie rockers set to take to the stage at Strings in Newport.

New tenants are being sought to take over the running of The Pointer Inn in Newchurch, with owners Fuller's looking for someone to build on the village pub's existing success.

Joe Roberston has become the first sitting Isle of Wight MP to take up a government or opposition frontbench role in 20 years.