Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is looking for 50 fearless fundraisers to take on their Wildheart Wire Walk - an epic 70-metre high wire suspended high above the Sanctuary’s grounds.

Ryde’s Daryl Hunt continued his fine form with 2 more ADC (Amateur Darts Circuit) Vault wins, making it 4 from 4 on the Isle of Wight.

Free on-street parking across Isle of Wight towns and the scrapping of proposed parking charge increases are at the centre of rival budget amendments...

Richard Quigley MP has been commended for his role in helping secure vital top-up funding to protect Early Support Hubs at risk of closure across the country.

Pupils at Dover Park Primary School have rounded off the half term with an action-packed fortnight focused on future careers and personal well-being.

A 27-year-old man from East Cowes has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of an 81-year-old woman in Newport town centre some 3 years ago.

The annual Isle of Wight Scottish Country Dancing Weekend School returned to Shanklin from earlier this month (13th - 15th February), welcoming 115 dancers from across Europe for what organisers described as another capacity event.

New Road in Brading has reopened in both directions today (Tuesday), restoring a vital transport link between Ryde and Sandown.

Ryde Rowing Club competitors produced a series of strong performances at the BTC Spring Head in Southampton.

Cowes-born Sir Arthur William Street - one of the most powerful figures behind Britain’s air war during the Second World War - died 75 years ago today on 24th February 1951, aged 58.