Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight band Wet Leg have received 2 nominations for the BRIT Awards, continuing their remarkable rise after a successful return to the music scene last year.

A brand new fundraising evening hosted at East Afton Farmhouse has raised £12,000 for The Burnt Chef Project, marking the first-ever Monochrome Monday event on the Isle of Wight.

Blackgang Chine has announced that tickets for the 2026 season are now on sale, as the iconic clifftop park prepares to reopen for its 183rd year.

Months of keeping an Isle of Wight housing councillor’s rental properties out of public view came under scrutiny at County Hall this week.

Motorists are set to face several weeks of disruption as Island Roads will be closing the main road through Brading.

Kashmir Fringe 2026 is set to bring Quay Arts in Newport alive with two days of free live music, festival food and locally brewed ales on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th February.

Bookings have opened this week for a wide range of February half‑term activities that provide both exciting experiences and a nutritious meal for children and young people across the Island.

An Isle of Wight athlete supported by Wightlink has helped the GB Women’s Flag Football Team reach the semi-finals of the Olympic division at the world’s largest flag football tournament.

Platform One will be featured in a live broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music, as the station broadcasts from Strings Bar & Venue as part of Independent Venue Week.

BREAKING: No arrests have yet been made after a pharmacy in Ryde was robbed of medication after being broken into not once, but twice this week.