Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A 53-year-old Ryde man who was caught by Police urinating in his own car has been slapped with an interim driving ban after failing to provide a breathalyser reading. Marcus Webb, of Carlton Road in Ryde, appeared before the Isle ...

Chef Robert Thompson is looking to open up a new restaurant and bar/grill beside the sea in Ryde, an application submitted to the Isle of Wight Council has revealed. A licensing application shows plans to turn Royal Maritime House - ...

A £50,000, 6-month-long report into the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge has concluded that 2 major issues persist with the vessel - but it's said that they may not be able to be fixed. Speaking at a meeting last week, Colin ...

Police have released a 30-year-old woman, who was arrested as part of an investigation into a bottle attack in Binstead, without charge. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police and paramedics were called to Sherbourne Avenue in Binstead at 18:57 on Tuesday ...

A multi-vehicle shunt is causing traffic delays on a main road between Arreton and Sandown this afternoon (Thursday).  Emergency crews were called to the A3056 near The Fighting Cocks just before 15:00. The incident has seen several cars, including a ...

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Southern Vectis is throwing its support behind a local baby bank which provides food, clothes and equipment to families with children, who are experiencing hardship.  The local bus operator’s community fund is donating essential items to Baby Box in Ventnor. ...

Following the success of the Warriors' pre-Christmas track meeting, the club are running another ‘Winter Warmer’ this Saturday (20th January) at Smallbrook Stadium, starting at 11:00. With 50 riders expected and almost 50 races programmed, speedway, flat-track and grasstrack are ...

A matched-funding grant from the national charity RALPHH has enabled the Isle of Wight’s oldest rowing club to install weatherproof defibrillation equipment onto the exterior of its clubhouse. Newport Rowing Club has been in existence since 1863. It is a ...

A new initiative aimed at bringing people together to support Mountbatten through a yearly membership scheme has been officially launched. The Friends of Mountbatten is a group of like-minded people who want to help the charity support Islanders through death, ...