Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – 12th November 2025 “I am just writing to thank whoever found my car ...

Isle of Wight–based technology provider, WRS, has been crowned Business Enabler of the Year at the 2025 British Business Excellence Awards.

East Cowes Vics and Cowes Sports will be playing on opposite banks of the River Medina today (Saturday), while Newport have a trip to the New Forest - weather permitting.

BREAKING: A man in his 70s is being treated in hospital after being hit by a moped in Ryde this afternoon (Friday).

Isle of Wight-based Apex Competition is set to make one lucky local's dream come true this weekend, offering an incredible grand prize draw to win an Audi RS6 Vorsprung or £51,000 cash!

EXCLUSIVE: One of the Island’s most prolific offenders was wrongly released from prison just 6 days into a 4-month sentence, going on to commit further offences within just 48 hours, Island Echo can exclusively reveal.

Isle of Wight golfer Brandon Robinson-Thompson was paired with Rory McIlroy this morning (14th November) in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Northwood House in Cowes was alive with celebration last night (Thursday) as Red Funnel's Isle of Wight Awards returned for its sixth year.

The clerk of Newport and Carisbrooke Community (NCCC) has resigned, citing what he described as the Isle of Wight local authority’s ‘sustained breaches’ of ‘trust, confidence and fair procedure’.

The Isle of Wight’s unique Christmas primestock show, the Gilten Market, is set to make its return this December, continuing a long-standing rural tradition that celebrates the very best of local livestock.