Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

28-year-old Cameron Baker has been found guilty of murdering Tommy Barton by stabbing him through the heart after throwing boiling hot water over him. It was during the early hours of Sunday 28th May this year that 30-year-old Thomas Barton ...

L-R: Old plans, revised plans. Controversial plans to turn the historic Isle of Wight East Dene estate into an aparthotel are no more. Proposals had been on the table since the end of last year to transform the currently empty ...

Cowes Men’s Shed and the UK Men’s Sheds Association are encouraging more men to come forward to their local Shed to share their skills, enjoy a cuppa, and make new friends. In research commissioned by the UK Men’s Sheds Association, ...

Officers from the South Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) held a Crime Prevention day at The Broadway Centre offering advice and help with Scams, Fraud & staying safe online, joined by local councillors and users of Sandown's Broadway Centre. The ...

Urgent repair works have blocked part of Newport High Street today (Thursday). Engineers from Southern Water are on-site completing works in the middle of the carriageway between the junction’s of Holyrood Street and Quay Street. As a result of the ...

Harry Vernon has won the Winter Session of the 4 Seasons Chess Tournament, ahead of Terry Simms. The 4 Seasons Chess Tournament is a series of competitions organised by VectisChess and hosted by the Shanklin Chess Club on Regent Street. ...

Fashion and Textiles students at The Island VI Form took part in an online workshop with renowned Fashion Illustrator, Petra Lunenburg on Thursday (30th November). Petra is a Lecturer at the Academie Vogue in Amsterdam and is currently illustrating for ...

A fault on a train on the Island Line has resulted in all services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin being suspended this morning (Thursday). South Western Railway says the faulty train is blocking the carriageway at some point along ...

Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have forced the cancellation of Hovertravel services this morning (Thursday). All purchased tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's FastCat service. A further update is expected in due course. There is currently a yellow weather ...

Fewer houses could be built annually on the Isle of Wight, as the latest changes to a major planning policy are considered. More than 6 years in the making, and having cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in Isle of Wight ...