Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley has urged the Government to increase funding for eating disorder research following a meeting with Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock, leading charity BEAT, and campaigner Hope Virgo. The meeting, held on Tuesday (21st ...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to decide whether the Isle of Wight Festival can continue to be hosted at Seaclose Park into the 2030s. The Council's Environment and Community Protection Committee (ECPC) will meet later today (Thursday) to ...

If you are a first-time visitor, the Isle of Wight may seem like a location from a fantasy book to you. A slower, traditional life devoted to music, food and nature. Festivals, coastal walks and village fetes are still a ...

The response to ‘devastating’ flooding in Ryde 2 years ago will go under the microscope of Isle of Wight councillors tomorrow (Thursday) - with residents set for a restless night ahead amid another flood alert for the area. County Hall’s ...

Ryde residents are being warned of the potential for significant flooding in the Monktonmead area overnight, with as much as 80mm rainfall forecast for the coming hours. The Environment Agency has highlighted that intense rainfall is expected on the Isle ...

Islanders still have an opportunity to comment on the future of transport on the Isle of Wight, with the consultation on the draft Island Transport Plan (ITP) running until 24th November. Many Islanders have already commented on the plan and ...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a major fire at the former Cygnet Hotel in Sandown last weekend. As first reported by Island Echo, the fire at the former hotel on Carter Street began shortly ...

A bonded pair of dogs are urgently seeking a forever home together following their owner's illness - and efforts are underway to avoid having to separate them. Bonnie, an 11-year-old Cocker Spaniel, and Addy, a 9-year-old Labrador-Collie, are currently in ...

Thousands of Island schoolchildren enjoyed visits from top children’s authors as part of the ever-expanding Isle of Wight Literary Festival Schools’ Programme. More than 20 authors came to the Island for a 2-day programme that saw them visit virtually every ...

Cowes Enterprise College was proud to take part in this year’s Isle of Wight Literary Festival - a celebration of books, creativity and community that brought together authors, readers and young people from across the Island. Over the four-day festival, ...