Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Wightlink Cycle Race Team rider Kev Chant secured an impressive 7th place at the RTTC National 25 Time Trial in Cambridgeshire on Sunday (3rd August), just days after smashing the course record in the local Evening TT Series. Chant travelled ...

Lemon Jelly Press, a community-led independent publisher based on the Isle of Wight, has announced the forthcoming release of its first signed poetry collection: Roar/Raw by Island writer Kathryn Rossati. Rossati, who is neurodivergent (AuDHD) and disabled, has created a ...

Smallbrook Stadium came alive on Tuesday (5th August) as fans gathered for an evening of tribute and top-class speedway. The Steve Piper Memorial Trophy saw Isle of Wight Warriors, Cradley Heathens and Weymouth Wildcats deliver a night of drama and ...

Shanklin was filled with music, colour and celebration last night (Wednesday) as the town’s grand carnival procession made its way through the streets, marking another highlight in the Isle of Wight’s summer carnival season. Dozens of entries took part in ...

Ryde Town Council has announced the return of the popular School Uniform Swap Shop, which will take place at the former NatWest building in Ryde this Friday and Saturday (8th and 9th August) between 10:00 and 14:00, and then every ...

21-year-old man Alfie Russell, who fled a crash in Ryde that seriously injured his passenger and was then caught drug driving in Wroxall just months later, has been sentenced. Russell, of George Street in Ryde, appeared before the Isle of ...

Samantha Ackland - who was born without an ear - is celebrating the work of a Newport optician who crafted bespoke glasses that ended decades of discomfort and DIY fixes. The 55-year-old from the Isle of Wight underwent several operations ...

Ventnor’s Belgrave Road will remain closed into the Autumn, as Island Roads and the Isle of Wight Council admit yet more delays in clearing and securing the crumbling cliff face. The road has been closed since March following a major ...

37-year-old Cheryl Maitland - a mum of 5 from Newport - has been banned from driving after being caught over the drink-drive limit in Yarmouth last month. Maitland, of Maple Drive, appeared before Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court on Friday ...

A man has tragically died after becoming injured on board a yacht whilst sailing out on the Solent yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday). It was around 12:20 that both Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat and Lymington RNLI‘s Inshore Lifeboat were paged to ...