Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A Solent tunnel is not a new idea - a  resolution supporting a proposed tunnel was passed by Ventnor District Council at their meeting on 9th February 1914. Boring operations had recently taken place at Fort Victoria near Yarmouth to ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has reaffirmed to victims that they don’t have to report to get support from the range of commissioned services that she funds.  The news comes during Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, ...

Roulette can look like a simple game on the surface. It is a wheel that features numbered pockets in which the ball can land. The player’s job is to try and accurately predict where that ball winds up. There is ...

Isle of Wight photographer Paul Blackley has been shortlisted for a prestigious So.Co Award for a stunning shot of Jarvis Cocker taken at the Isle of Wight Festival last year. Paul’s shot was hand-selected by an industry panel and has ...

Flooding has forced Island Roads to close Sandown's Morton Common in both directions this lunchtime (Friday). The Environment Agency warned last night that flooding on the main Ryde to Sandown road was likely following 50mm of rainfall in a 48-hour ...

Burns Night Winning Team L-to-R: Duncan Bond, John Twilley (Club Captain), Carol Taylor, Darren Boulton Newport Golf Club kicked off their year with their traditional Brass Monkeys competition, which took place with a large number of entries despite the inclement ...

A man who broke into a house in Carisbrooke before sexually assaulting the homeowner is being sought by Police, who have now released images of their suspect. Officers want to identify the man photographed above as part of an investigation ...

With the 2024 Easter holidays not far away, holiday let owners will now find it easier to get essential and specialist services for their properties in one place. As owners prepare their properties for the year, Newport-based Silver Arch Property ...

Firefighters have been called to a vehicle fire in the car park of a primary school in Ryde this morning (Friday). A single appliance from Ryde was called to the scene at Haylands Primary School on Bettesworth Road at around ...

Increases to parking fees across the Isle of Wight have been scrapped — less than 2 weeks after the controversial move was approved. Charges will also not be introduced on Union Street in Newport and fees will not be increased ...