Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The next production in Cowes Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society’s 127-year history is at Trinity Theatre, in Cowes, and is a fun comedy by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood. The comedy focuses on 3 traditional cleaning ladies, Elsie, Gladys and ...

It was a busy but enriching Easter period for the residents and staff of Orchard House Care Home in Newport. One of the highlights of the Easter festivities was the creation of Easter bonnets, where participants let their imagination soar ...

The Isle of Wight’s artistic tapestry is set to be showcased once more, as IW Open Studios makes a return in 2024. This heralds a new era for IW Open Studios with a collective of artists forming an action team ...

Students from Isle of Wight College have been learning new skills, whilst helping Wight Nature Fund trustees breathe new life into Mill Copse - a popular public-access woodland to the south of Yarmouth. The students from the Uniformed Public Services ...

First Act spookily staged a sumptuous play and cabaret show at Shanklin Theatre just before the Easter Break. The company of adults plus support workers working together made a fun engaging evening all round that really showed off the diverse ...

A 54-year-old man has been charged with failing to provide following a collision in which a Nissan ended up crashing into a wall in East Cowes over the weekend (Easter Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, officers from Hampshire ...

A medical emergency at Wootton Bridge is causing delays on the main road between Ryde and Newport this morning (Tuesday). Emergency services were called to the scene on High Street, at the junction with New Road, at just before 09:15. ...

The Isle of Wight Council is holding a series of public drop-in sessions which will focus on improving education provision and how school place planning is undertaken. The sessions will look at the high numbers of surplus places that currently exist across the ...

Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (RLTCC) is looking to build a pair of Padel courts - the first of their kind on the Island. Padel is a mix between tennis and squash. It’s usually played in doubles on an ...

It has been revealed that a former banker from Seaview is considering starting up a new cross-Solent ferry firm to rival Wightlink and Red Funnel. Island resident Nick Wakefield is said to be exploring the opportunities for introducing a public ...