Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Southern Vectis is urging bus passengers to consider the challenges some older people face when they travel across the Isle of Wight.  The local operator is highlighting International Day of Older People today (Wednesday) - to raise awareness of the ...

In its second mission to the Island of the day so far, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on the beach at Shanklin this morning (Wednesday) to aid an unwell individual at a local B&B. It ...

The Isle of Wight Council is helping residents to get back to bin basics with recycling and waste habits. As part of the #BackToBinBasics campaign, the Council is asking everyone to take a few minutes to check how they present ...

The 104-bedroom Broadway Park Hotel in Sandown has been purchased by Caledonian Leisure, which operates under the Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways brands. Following the acquisition, the property will be renamed as The Caledonian Island Hotel - a title chosen to reflect ...

The owner of Hazelgrove Farm near Ryde has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings linked to a 2023 outbreak of cryptosporidiosis that left around 50 people unwell and led to a major public health investigation. 60-year-old Sharon Wheeler appeared ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in central Ryde this morning (Wednesday) as specialist medics respond to a life-threatening situation in the town. It was just gone midnight that the air ambulance was scrambled to ...

For millions of football fans around the UK and the world, the weekly ritual is to scour the weekend fixtures on your Friday lunch break. The global stars and wall-to-wall media coverage of the Premier League are difficult to resist. ...

Picture the scene, you are scrolling through Twitter, or X as it is now known, and you see another skit by the team from Paddy Power. The Irish bookmakers are famous for their office based look at poking fun at ...

October compresses margins for Europe’s elite. The league-phase schedule forces rotations, exposes shallow benches, and rewards teams that can repeat the same good habits every three days. This is when early narratives harden into evidence: strong starts gain authority, and ...

Wessex Cancer Support’s Christmas Drive-In Cinema will return to the Island this December, it has been announced. The charity’s festive film event will run over 3 days at Robin Hill Adventure Park, between 12th-14th December 2025. Christmas favourites such as ...