Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Online betting games have surged in popularity, offering a blend of entertainment, strategy, and the thrill of risk-taking. Games like Aviator have carved out a niche in this domain, captivating players with their unique mechanics and decision-making challenges. This article ...

The 4th round of the Wight Tri winter duathlon series took place from East Cowes Esplanade on Sunday (14th January). There were fine if not chilly conditions for the 18 club members who took part in a run/bike/run format. Each ...

Despite an improving forecast, gritters will once again be deployed across the Isle of Wight tonight (Wednesday) and again in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fleet of gritters will leave the Island Roads Stag Lane depot at 20:00 ...

Firefighters from Newport and Ventnor were called out to an aga cooker fire in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). 2 appliances and an officer were mobilised to a residential address on Undercliff Drive in Niton at 03:00. The ...

A new football club that encourages men who are overweight or living with obesity to get fit and adopt a healthy lifestyle is launching in Cowes. This follows a programme in Sandown which helped local men lose a combined total ...

Edison's Electrical is to shut up shop in Gray's Walk, Newport after 2-and-a-half years there, but the business will continue to trade online. The shop, which sells a wide range of electrical products, has suffered several leaks leading to the ...

A pair of Isle of Wight Councillors and a Surfers against Sewage (SAS) representative are to present a motion to the Isle of Wight Council this evening (Wednesday). Councillors Michael Lilley and Sarah Redrup (Liberal Democrats) have been working over ...

48-year-old Richard Sullivan has been remanded in custody and warned he faces more than 2 years in prison following his latest conviction for stealing £475 of gin and vodka from Waitrose. Sullivan, currently of Yelfs Hotel in Ryde, pleaded guilty ...

An Isle of Wight quarry could be extended to increase its operational life by more than 20 years. It comes as current predictions say the Cheverton Quarry, off Bowcombe Road, has only 2 years of chalk, gravel and sand left ...

A break in at the Co-Operative in East Cowes has led to the entrance way being cordoned off by Police this morning (Wednesday). Officers are maintaining a scene guard around the store off York Avenue following an incident in the ...