Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

This year’s Apprenticeship Week is underway, and the Isle of Wight Council is celebrating by raising the apprenticeship flag outside County Hall.

BREAKING: A crash on a notorious crossroad junction on the outskirts of Newport is causing significant traffic delays on the main diversion route between Newport and Cowes this afternoon (Wednesday).

Teenagers have been praised by Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner after developing a smartphone app aimed at tackling knife crime.

An afternoon of live music at Trinity Theatre in Cowes on Sunday (15th February) will raise funds for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.

After weeks of inactivity due to the weather, Ventnor 2XV were back in action with a testing away trip to Fawley in a rearranged fixture.

An Emergency Care Assistant from the Isle of Wight is set to launch a not-for-profit event aimed at giving aspiring DJs their first taste of performing in front of a crowd.

Southern Water is looking to take on more than 90 graduates and apprentices before the end of 2026 – 3 times last year’s total. 

One of the biggest carriers to and from the Isle of Wight, Acclaim Logistics, has been serving Island businesses and residents for over 30 years.

Newport made it 3 wins on the spin with a composed and controlled Wessex Division 1 victory away to United Services Portsmouth yesterday evening (Tuesday).

Red Squirrel Property Shop CEO Charlie Panayi is set to take on South America’s highest mountain in a fundraising challenge supporting Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Zoe’s Law.