Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Members of Freshwater Bay WI heard an extraordinary story of survival last week, as Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke shared her powerful life story with a packed audience. Eva was born in April 1945 at Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, just ...

A renowned Isle of Wight guesthouse will be transformed into residential accommodation due to the business not being ‘viable’ in the long term. Planners have accepted a change of use application from two of its four owners for a conversion ...

A Ryde-based community choir is inviting new members to join in the run-up to Christmas as it prepares for a series of festive performances across the Isle of Wight. Aspire Singers is a friendly, inclusive group that meets on Tuesday ...

Two of the Isle of Wight’s largest GP practices - Newport Health Centre and Cowes Medical Centre - have announced plans to merge by the end of 2025 in a move aimed at strengthening patient care and service access. The ...

Nearly 7-months after it was severely damaged by fire, Gurnard's The Portland Inn is set to reopen tonight (Saturday). The popular public house, located on Worsley Road in Gurnard, is set to reopen at 17:00. To mark the occasion, live ...

Island Roads gritters will be out on the network this weekend in preparation for the winter season. Each year Island Roads holds its ‘autumn parade’ which is a chance for drivers to re-acquaint themselves with routes and get used to ...

Cowes Sports will be 7 games from playing in the final of the FA Vase at Wembley when they travel to Kent this afternoon (Saturday) to take on Bearsted in the First Round Proper of the competition. In the First ...

A trio of councillors from both sides of the River Medina made a heartfelt case for replacing Floating Bridge 6 to the Isle of Wight Council earlier this week (16th October). Before a debate and decision to press ahead with ...

Godshill Primary School has admitted its communication with parents over a major change to nursery provision ‘has not been clear or timely enough’ after backlash over a planned age range shift. Godshill Primary School, located on School Road in the ...

Emergency services are responding to a crash involving at least 2 vehicles on Middle Road near Calbourne this evening (Friday). Island Echo is told at least 1 vehicle - a Nissan Navara, understood to be attempting an overtake of a ...