Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Ventnor Tennis Club coach Linda Jones has made a remarkable impact on the international stage after reaching back-to-back finals at prestigious ITF Masters tournaments. Entering her first ITF (International Tennis Federation) Masters event at Wimbledon (MT700), Linda produced an outstanding ...

The injury ravaged Wightlink Warriors went down to a twelve point defeat to an exciting young Thurrock side at Smallbrook on Tuesday in the final home match of 2025. Already without Ben Morley due to work commitments and Arran Butcher ...

Islanders are being reminded that their library card now offers even more value, thanks to recent updates to the Isle of Wight Library Service’s digital offerings. The popular BorrowBox app, already well-used for borrowing eBooks and eAudiobooks, has now expanded ...

Galina Zastava from Ventnor has claimed victory in this year’s Isle of Wight Ladies Golf Association Veteran’s Trophy. The Stableford competition, held on Monday 8th September, attracted 46 players from across the island. Galina finished first with 40 points, showing ...

Governors and members of the patient engagement team from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be at Newport Health and Wellbeing Centre next week (Monday 15th September) to meet with staff, patients and carers. The drop-in ...

Islanders are being invited to turn the Isle of Wight yellow in support of Mountbatten’s expert end-of-life care services. Go Yellow 2025 will take place on Friday 10th October, with Mountbatten Isle of Wight encouraging everyone to wear, eat, sell ...

Creative pupils from Oakfield Primary School in Ryde have been celebrated at County Hall after winning a flag design competition as part of this year’s PEACH Games. The theme of the 2025 PEACH Games was the Island Games, and each ...

Firefighters from stations across the Island tackled a kitchen fire at The Old Smithy in Godshill last night (Thursday). Crews from Newport, Ryde and Shanklin, first received calls of an ongoing incident at the popular shop and tearooms at around ...

A new electric vehicle (EV) charging zone will be installed next to a Morrisons supermarket on the Isle of Wight, leading to the loss of 7 parking spaces. Planners have granted consent to Motor Fuel Group’s application for eight charging ...

Previously closure-threatened Wroxall Primary School has been awarded 5 ‘good’ grades by Ofsted after navigating a “challenging year”. In a significant turnaround from its last ‘requires improvement’ inspection in 2022, Wroxall Primary School is now rated good across its quality ...