Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Island real ale enthusiasts have voted The Ale House in Cowes as their favourite Isle of Wight pub, while Goddards Brewery’s Fuggle Dee-Dum has been crowned Beer of the Year for 2026.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance as outstanding, following its first inspection.

The way people spend time together has shifted, because everyday life now favours convenience, control, and connection. High streets once served as key places to meet, though fewer now visit cafés or pubs to relax or chat.  Online social spaces ...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

BREAKING: Police cordoned off a lane in the usually quiet village of Seaview when a man was found collapsed in the street.

A 20-year-old woman from Whitwell who crashed her car near Brading whilst drunk has been banned from getting behind the wheel.

BREAKING: Less than 2 weeks after a woman was charged with murder, 31-year-old Adie Lawton has also now been charged with the murder of 17-month-old Jayla-Jean McLaren.

A new, modern funeral service is preparing to open in Newport, offering Islanders a more personal, affordable and contemporary approach to saying goodbye.

From tomorrow (Wednesday), the shuttle service will run between Brading Bull Ring and Tesco...

A ground-breaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of the building phase of the new East Cowes Fire Station.