Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Ryde Neighbourhood Board (RNB) has announced the appointment of 3 new members, following a recent round of recruitment interviews. The new additions are Richard May, Michele Legg and David Langdon who have been selected to represent the Education, Health ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been slammed in a new inspection report that uncovers serious failings in emergency response, a shortage of frontline firefighters, and a lack of confidence in senior leadership. The report, published ...

The Isle of Wight Council’s children’s services will come under the spotlight today (Thursday), with figures showing only half of the Island’s secondary schools being graded good or better by Ofsted. The children’s services, education and skills committee (CSESC) will ...

The street-facing façade of the iconic Sandown Town Hall could get an upgrade. The Isle of Wight Council has applied for Listed Building Consent to refurbish Sandown Town Hall’s frontage on Grafton Street, repairing its render and repainting it as ...

Since the term “influencer” emerged into society in the early 2010’s, the role of celebrities has taken on a new meaning. Of course, an influencer can be anybody that takes on the responsibility of influencing other people. That could be ...

A 57-year-old Island Roads driver accused of seriously injuring an elderly man in Newport will stand trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court in January next year - almost 3 years after the incident occurred. Richard Price, of Redlake ...

The Isle of Wight had just 3 fire engines available at points over the weekend, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has confirmed – with mainland appliances brought over to bolster fire cover. It follows social ...

The Mayor of Ventnor has said his town council’s finances are in 'dire straits', meaning it could reduce its funding for a local library. Councillor Steve Cooper told Ventnor Town Council (VTC) on Monday that the authority needs to start ...

A Ventnor man will appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court next month following an alleged burglary at a shoe shop in Newport over the weekend. As first reported by Island Echo, at around 02:00 on 10th August, Police ...

A major rescue effort is continuing at Sandown Canoe Lake today (Wednesday) as a team of volunteers work to save the local wildlife. A team of dedicated volunteers have been working non-stop to save the wildlife since the situation reached ...