Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The aircraft is now ready for installation of the airborne 5G antenna system.

Richard Quigley MP has announced the launch of his new week-long Summer Skills Bootcamp, taking place between 27th- 31st July 2026.

Isle of Wight Scouts' Corf Scout Campsite is opening its gates to the community on Saturday (2nd May), from 10:00 until 16:00.

Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes ended their season with a dominant 52-5 win over Winchester 2nds, securing 5th place after a strong campaign.

Visit Isle of Wight is encouraging tourism and hospitality businesses across the Island to submit entries to this year’s Beautiful South Awards for Excellence, celebrating the very best of the local visitor economy.

BREAKING: A motorcycle crash on the main Fairlee Road diversion route is causing significant delays this morning (Monday).

This September's event will the last one due to a loss of local funding.

Residents across the Isle of Wight are being urged to stay alert around water as a national safety campaign highlights the hidden dangers that continue to claim lives each year.

A Parkhurst inmate with pro-IRA sympathies was found with chemicals, bomb-making material and a crude Molotov cocktail on 27th April 1996 - 30 years ago today.

During the off-season, the Isle of Wight transforms: the crowds of tourists fade away, the promenades empty out, and familiar routes reveal a different side. The weather becomes changeable, but it is precisely at this time that the island’s character ...