Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Cowes Sports were on the wrong end of a tough Island clash as high-flying Portland United claimed the points in the Wessex Premier this afternoon (Saturday 7th February).

On 7th February 1906, an apparently quiet prisoner lay lifeless by the tracks, then rose from the dead and was calmly returned to custody.

The conversion of an events room often used by a popular community café in Ventnor has been refused after mounting opposition.

Plans for a 13m lattice mast with a high frequency (HF) beam antenna behind in Wroxall have been thrown out after community backlash.

Robin Hill Adventure Park has announced that, thanks to the generosity of its visitors last Summer and its Mud Runner event in January, the park has raised just over £10,000 for the Robin Hill Fund at WightAID.

IW Mardi Gras 2026 has been officially launched by New Carnival at Quay Arts in Newport, bringing together schools, community groups and youth organisations for an evening celebrating Island folklore and future plans.

A newly licensed indoor doggy day care centre has opened its doors in Ventnor, offering pet owners peace of mind with a welfare-led approach to dog care.

Both East Cowes Victoria and Newport  have home ties on opposite sides of the Medina this afternoon (Saturday), weather permitting.

An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a Cowes woman, who died from multiple injuries after being found outside her seafront property.

A man from Ventnor has been given an 8-month suspended prison sentence and fined £500 for repeatedly breaching a court order by making non-emergency 999 calls.