Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Yachtsmen rise up the Wessex Premier table by beating the Watersiders on a chilly evening at Gang Warily this evening (Tuesday). The Yachtsman began brightly, creating havoc down the right side of the pitch. The 1st clear chance fell ...

Prolific thief Warren Russell has once again been ordered to pay compensation after he admitted stealing various items including washing powder and a milkshake from shops in Ryde and Newport. Appearing before Magistrates on Friday 1st December, Russell, 40, of ...

Isle of Wight band Wet Leg are set to play at the Victorious Festival in Southsea in August of next year, it has been announced. The Victorious Festival will run from Friday 23rd August to Sunday the 25th. Wet Leg ...

Recycling, waste and garden subscription collections are changing for 2 weeks over the Christmas and New Year period. All waste, recycling and garden waste collections for the Christmas week beginning Tuesday 26th December will run one day later than usual, ...

Osborne - the beloved Isle of Wight seaside home of Queen Victoria - is set to play host to a spectacular contemporary reimagining of the Christmas tree this year. From 1st December 2023 until 7th January 2024, visitors to the ...

The following review has been written by Michael Mullin. Pantomime season on the Isle of Wight is officially underway, and I could think of no better show to kick things off than First Act’s exuberant staging of Peter Pan. The ...

Police are investigating a public order incident that took place at Fort Victoria in the West Wight earlier today (Tuesday). Officers were called at noon (12:00) following reports of an ongoing incident between a group of people at the former ...

  Maxine with the Trust back in 2010 Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder and patron of the East Cowes-based Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, has had a profound 20-year reunion with one of the first young people her charity ever supported in ...

Isle of Wight singer-songwriter Ben Stubbs's debut album - Light of My Life - has been released on limited edition vinyl exactly a year after a successful Kickstarter campaign to help fund the recording and production of the music. The ...

Vecta House Care Home in Newport kicked off the Christmas festivities with a Christmas Lights ceremony. The festivities began with residents, families, friends and staff gathering together around the Christmas tree to embrace the magical moments that were organised throughout ...