Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car with 5 men inside mounted the pavement and drove at 2 teenage boys in Ryde on Friday night, with one of the youngsters then assaulted. The shocking incident happened at around 21:20 ...

Police have launched an investigation after a woman in her 20s was allegedly raped at a barn dance last night (Saturday). Detectives are working to establish the full circumstances of the incident, which is said to have occurred at the ...

In a new regular feature on Island Echo, Charlie Panayi, CEO of Red Squirrel Property Shop, gives an update on the Isle of Wight’s property market… When is the best time to sell? This is one of the most common questions ...

HMS Cavalier - the only surviving Royal Navy destroyer from World War II - was built by J Samuel White at the mouth of the River Medina, here on the Isle of Wight. HMS Cavalier was 1 of 2 C ...

The online casino experience has been transformed thanks to the power of live dealer games. These titles bridge the gap between digital convenience and real-world authenticity, where they attract players who crave more than just automated spins and RNG-based outcomes. ...

A motorist has had a lucky escape after narrowly avoiding being crushed by a large tree which has fallen across the main road at Downend tonight (Saturday). Police have closed Downend Road between Burnt House Lane and Arreton Cross as ...

A Newport man who called his mum and threatened to 'batter the s**t out of her', is to be sentenced in November. Alex Graham, 27, of Horsebridge Hill in Newport, admitted 2x send by public communication network an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message/ ...

Police and volunteers from WightSAR are battling the elements in a bid to locate a man who has gone missing on the Isle of Wight tonight (Saturday). For over 2 hours now search teams have been conducting a search between ...

Ji Nash netted an 89th-minute winner as Newport claimed their first victory of the season in their historic debut at the Zilch Waste Stadium. This was the first time Newport had played a competitive fixture at Westwood Park, home of ...

An Isle of Wight para athlete has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, joining a 48-strong national squad heading to China for the prestigious international event next month. Annie Caddick will race ...