Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Hovertravel has reported a deepening of financial losses and a collapse in its equity position, with newly published accounts showing a £1.15million operating loss - the third consecutive year of significant losses for the cross-Solent operator. According to the company's ...

Mountbatten has been awarded an additional £369,911 in Government capital grant funding, bringing the total awarded to the Mountbatten Group to more than £1.36million for 2025/26. The money comes as part of Phase 2 of the Department of Health and ...

A former HSS hire centre building in Newport will be given new life storing and selling plastics.

Isle of Wight East MP, Joe Robertson, has met with the Labour Minister for Local Government, Alison McGovern, to challenge the Government over planned cuts to funding for the Island.

A Victorian villa hotel in the seaside town of Sandown will be converted into supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.

A landmark affordable housing development is providing much-needed, high-quality homes for local people.

As fuel prices have soared this Winter, an Isle of Wight couple have discovered a cleaner and cheaper way to stay warm – with help from local energy charity Green Isle of Wight CIC. 

The road connecting Havenstreet and Binstead has been closed for emergency works, adding to the travel misery already being experienced by motorists.

Staff at the Isle of Wight College have continued their 3-day strike today (Thursday) strike as part of a national dispute over pay, funding and working conditions.

Lake Parish Council is counting the cost after another series of anti-social incidents at its New Road toilets.