Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A near 10-year campaign to replace a ‘dated’ skatepark in East Cowes could soon be successful. East Cowes Town Council agreed on Thursday evening (22nd March) to apply for a loan from the government’s public works loan board to fund ...

5 Isle of Wight gymnasts are set to compete in the Southern Regional Finals next month following an outstanding performance at the Hampshire County Grades. Legacy Elite Gymnastics Academy took 9 girls over to the mainland earlier this month, with ...

A yacht with its spinnaker wrapped around the mast led to the launch of Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat at lunchtime today (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the Tamar-class lifeboat at 11:56 to assist a 32ft racing yacht ...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival have announced that this year's theme will be the Summer Solstice. Flower crowns, fairy wings and midsummer folklore are expected to inspire the fancy dress at 2024's event, which gets underway on the ...

Brighstone CE Primary School is celebrating achieving a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted following a recent inspection. Children, staff and parents have been left delighted by the news, which recognises improvements made at the school in recent years. The report praises ...

Wightlink is the latest cross-Solent operator to be hit by technical issues, which has resulted in the cancellation of a number of sailings on its Yarmouth-Lymington route today (Saturday). It’s said that the 15:00 and 17:00 timetabled sailings from Lymington, ...

The Isle of Wight Vintage Motorcycle Club are to present their 6th Annual Vintage and Classic show on Sunday 14th April, with any monies raised to be donated to Sight for Wight. The club have a new venue at the ...

Freshwater Bay Golf Club was awarded the Arthur Butt Shield at the recent Isle of Wight Senior Golf Alliance AGM and dinner. The club picked up the shield for gaining the most points during 2023 with members of the Senior Alliance ...

Waterside Pool, The Heights and West Wight Sports & Community Centre are to all benefit from newly-announced Government funding to the tune of £258,000. It has been revealed that the 3 leisure facilities in Ryde, Sandown and Freshwater will receive ...

A record-breaking amount was raised by the Long Lane Christmas Lights display in December, with the benefitting charity declaring the efforts of Terry and Sue Ramplin as 'simply amazing'. Thanks to donations given by local residents and businesses, a staggering ...