Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a serious road traffic collision in the West Wight tonight (Sunday). Emergency services are currently in attendance on Wilmingham Lane, a country lane between Middle Road and Yarmouth ...

A Freshwater man who refused to provide a specimen of breath to officers at Newport Police Station, saying he 'didn't understand what he was being asked to do', has seen his case adjourned at the courts. Benjamin Mercer, 34, of ...

Friends of the Animals helped save more than 120 animals in total last year - the busiest 12 months on record for the Isle of Wight charity. 2023 proved to be a year of great demand with more and more ...

30 years ago today Isle of Wight hippies refused to leave their homes on the edge of a precipice at Blackgang, despite Police warnings they were in 'grave danger'. The new age travellers had been lodging in the former nudist ...

Gritters will be hitting the Island’s road network from 18:00 this evening (Sunday) - and again just 11 hours later. Island Roads says that due to the forecast temperatures, its fleet of gritters will be treating the Island’s roads from ...

An Island charity has launched its January fundraising campaign to help support 100 families - by giving each a £25 food voucher.  The ‘Kick-Start with Home-Start’ campaign aims to support struggling families looking after very young children to buy fresh ...

Police on the Isle of Wight have issued an appeal in a bid to locate 30-year-old Roberta Powell, who hasn't been seen since Tuesday evening. Roberta - or Bobbie as she is commonly known - was last seen at around ...

Shanklin, Brading Town and Ventnor all consolidated their position in Isle of Wight Division 1 by taking 3 points on Saturday (13th January). Cowes Sports Reserves 1-3 Ventnor 6th-placed Ventnor vanquished the 5th-placed Yachtsmen at Westwood Park thanks to an ...

An altercation at an address on Newport's Bluebell Meadows led to a large Police response and 4 arrests yesterday evening (Saturday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary deployed more than 6 units to Beauchamp Drive, at the junction with Godric ...

Network Ryde, Ryde Town Council’s Youth Service, has announced that is an official Hey Girl’s community partner, offering free period products to those who need them. Hey Girls is an award-winning social enterprise that donates 100% of their profit to ...