Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Island-based, design, web and software agency, Brightbulb, has been announced as a national finalist at the 2024 UK Company Culture Awards. The team has been nominated in the best charitable/corporate social responsibility initiative for their Mince Pie Marathon charity event ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary following an incident at a newsagent in Shanklin over the weekend. Police received a report at 11:06 on Sunday 17th March that attempts had been made to break into Shanklin ...

The main road between Sandown and Newport has been closed in both directions by Police this lunchtime (Monday) as a result of a collision, which has seen a power cable fall across the carriageway and a delivery van come off ...

As Historic England’s Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) programme draws to a close, 2 celebration events will be held in Newport and Ryde later this month. The events will reflect on everything that has been achieved and highlight the plans still ...

Burnt cooking led to a call out for firefighters from Freshwater and Newport this morning (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted shortly after 09:00 to reports of an alarm sounding and smoke issuing at ...

New Milton 2nds secured the League 5 (South) Championship by beating Ventnor 2nds on Saturday (16th March).  Without a game since before Christmas due to teams not travelling to the Island, Ventnor 2nds had to resort to extra training sessions ...

Residents in the Cowes, East Cowes and Gurnard areas of the Isle of Wight are encouraged to come and find out the latest about what Southern Water is doing to reduce storm overflows. The water company's Clean Rivers and Seas ...

The Shipwreck Centre, currently based in Arreton, can move into the former Yarmouth Primary School after its bid was accepted by the Isle of Wight Council. Yarmouth Primary School has been empty since pupils moved to Freshwater last year and ...

A cyclist suffered minor injuries following a collision with a car at a busy junction on the outskirts of Cowes this morning (Monday). The incident occurred at the junction of Place Road and Three Gates Road and saw a car ...

Reinstating the collapsed Undercliff Drive near Ventnor would be ‘foolish’, the Isle of Wight Council leader has said, following a further landslip in the area. Last weekend, a landslip affected properties on 2 roads in St Lawrence, on Hunts Road ...