Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A mobile dental bus - that will allow Islanders without access to dental services to get their teeth checked out - is to come to the Island in March, it has been announced. As the dental crisis continues here on ...

New Government guidance on mobile phones is unlikely to change things at Priory School, which has ensured mobiles are locked away for the past 15 years. It has been announced this week that mobile phones are set to be prohibited ...

A motorcyclist is being tended to by paramedics after coming off their bike in Merstone this afternoon (Tuesday). An ambulance crew and rapid response paramedic from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on scene at Merstone Lane, having ...

Independent Arts, the creative health charity for the Isle of Wight, has been awarded 3 years of grant funding from Reaching Communities. The grant will secure the future of the Creative Hub at 48/49 High Street, Newport, where more than ...

Ahead of The Vectis Radio Community Awards evening on 15th March, the Community Radio Station is allowing its listeners to vote for the Most Inspirational Person in the Isle of Wight community. Most categories of this year's community awards are ...

Police have closed Forest Road in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday) as they respond to a 2-car crash. Island Echo understands that a car travelling along the main Newport-Yarmouth road has gone into the side of another vehicle as it was ...

Ventnor comprehensively beat a strong Eastleigh side on Saturday (17th February).  It was an unusual luxury for Ventnor to be able to pick from an almost full-strength squad for this Hampshire league encounter against a strong Eastleigh side. In front ...

Curtain Call Creative is to present Mad About Musicals - a 2-night event at Shanklin Theatre - on 6th and 7th March.  Following the popular productions of Les Miserables and Nativity! The Musical, which delighted full audiences last year, the ...

44-year-old John James Keenan from London has been charged with stalking a woman on the Isle of Wight. It is alleged that a number of incidents have occurred since Tuesday last week (13th February), with the matter being reported to ...

Getting married is not just about joining hearts but also about merging financial lives. As newlyweds embark on this exciting journey together, setting a solid foundation for financial harmony is paramount. This guide explores practical and smart money-saving tips for ...