Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Police have confirmed that the death of a man in his 70s - whose body was found on land off a major road between Newport and Cowes this morning (Friday) - is not being treated as suspicious. Officers from Hampshire ...

New parents can now claim Child Benefit online for the first time since it was launched 47 years ago, helping millions of families with the cost of raising their children, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. Since 1977, families ...

First up this year is ‘Dick Whittington’, brought to Bembridge Village Hall by The Wight Island Players from 19th-21st January. Keeping the pantomime season going and providing just the tonic needed in that rather flat post-festive season, this traditional show is ...

Whilst the torrential rain the Island experienced yesterday (Thursday) may have stopped, several flood alerts and warnings remain in place today (Friday).  There are currently 2 Environment Agency-issued flood warnings in place on the Island, 1 for Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge ...

A Sandown man with an 'appalling criminal record' has been fined £80 after he admitted stealing alcohol from a local petrol station. Paul Smart, 37, of Fort Street, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when he appeared at the ...

A former Isle of Wight Methodist church could become a house, years after the congregation left. Rookley Methodist Church, on Niton Road, has been empty since 2019 but could be given a new lease of life as a 2-bed house. ...

Nearly £180,000 was made from visitors and patients parking at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital in 2023. Figures recently released by NHS England have revealed just how much parking income hospitals across the country have made. In England, between ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (5th January 2024) – the first of 2024– are... Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 2719 £100.00 16254 £100.00 12755 £100.00 1072 £100.00 17523 £100.00 17620 £100.00 12950 £100.00 9147 £100.00 ...

Wightlink has announced that it will be improving the customer areas and toilets at both its Yarmouth and Lymington terminals. Works at Lymington will start on Monday (8th January) and will continue until the end of March, whilst works at ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications ...