Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A Mercedes-Benz has smashed through a garden wall on the main road through Binstead this evening (Friday). The single vehicle incident occurred just before 19:45 and has seen the luxury 4x4 come to rest partially on top of the stone ...

Isle of Wight residents are now being charged over £100 a year for garden waste collections - believed to be the highest such charge in England. Isle of Wight Council has increased its annual subscription from £96 to £102 for ...

Disgraced councillor Tom Hanley has resigned from Ryde Town Council with immediate effect following his conviction for drink driving and admitting he is alcohol-dependent. As previously reported by Island Echo, Hanley appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on ...

A 'positive way forward' has been agreed by the Isle of Wight Council after heads clashed over the way decisions could be made at the authority in the future. In July last year, councillors unanimously voted to investigate whether moving ...

4 fire appliances were mobilised to reports of a kitchen fire in Colwell in the West Wight this afternoon (Friday), with 1 person injured in the incident. Retained firefighters from Freshwater were alerted to a fire at a property on ...

2 friends from the Isle of Wight were featured on prime time television earlier this week when they appeared on BBC One's Pointless - but did they walk away with the prize money or the coveted trophy? Elaine Keehn, from ...

A 2-car crash on The Downs at Knighton has resulted in the road being closed in both directions this afternoon (Friday). Police, paramedics and firefighters are currently in attendance on Mersley Down Road, near the junction with Knighton Shute. Island ...

Gritters will be salting the Island's roads again during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Saturday) as the last of the bitterly cold weather begins to move away. The fleet of gritters will leave the Island Roads Stag Lane depot ...

Age UK Isle of Wight is urgently seeking individuals and companies with access to vans or larger vehicles to assist in the delivery of free hygiene packs. The campaign, titled 'Dignity in Every Pack', aims to distribute £50,000 worth of ...

Deprived Isle of Wight families will be celebrating after a little help from Tesco meant they will be able to experience their first holiday in years. The Getaway Foundation received £1,000 from the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme so that families ...