Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

If you’d like to explore more about engineering, then the Isle of Wight College is inviting you to their taster sessions for free in March. The Isle of Wight College’s dedicated engineering campus in Whippingham is offering the opportunity to ...

In the only game to be played in Harwoods Division 1 this Saturday, 3rd placed Ventnor were beaten by 3rd-from bottom Northwood St Johns at Cowes Community Club. Ventnor were missing captain and prolific scorer Emerson Tattersall, who suffered a ...

A 22-bedroom house of multiple occupation - more commonly known as a HMO-  could be on the cards for a former care home in Ventnor. Bluebell House, on Mitchell Avenue, has been closed since November 2022. In a letter recently ...

Do you remember the bus stations at Newport, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor before their redevelopment? All are but a shadow of their former selves: Newport and Ryde are now soulless transport interchanges, and the bus stations at Shanklin and Ventnor ...

Motorists trying to return to the Island are expressing their anger tonight (Saturday) as the Portsmouth to Fishbourne ferry service is suspended until Sunday morning.  Ferries from Portsmouth were cancelled as of 22:00 and 23:00 from Fishbourne. Wightlink announced their ...

John McKie (left) Cowes Sports captain John McKie scored a hat trick as his side returned to 5th place in the Wessex Premier table by beating Hamble Club by the best of 7 goals. Sadly, young Cowes full back Harrison ...

A power cut has hit more than 140 postcodes in and around Arreton, Godshill and Newchurch this evening (Saturday). As families settle down for a night in front of the TV, supply has been lost to some 1,855 properties in ...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – 22nd February 2024 "So we start another day of delays and cancellations. There ...

Residents living in parts of Ventnor say they have become 'prisoners' due to a lack of public transport owing to a major landslide. No Southern Vectis buses are currently running along the length of Leeson Road, which connects Ventnor and ...

The hosts have been announced for this year’s Isle of Wight Sports Awards, to be held at Medina Theatre next month. Island journalist Lucy Morgan has presented the awards over the last few years alongside Cowes-based Olympic gold medallist Shirley ...