Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The National Trust is celebrating a major conservation milestone on the Isle of Wight, with confirmation that the Bronze Age barrows at Headon Warren are set to be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. These ancient burial mounds, ...

By 2026, game streaming from the cloud and real-time player interaction will likely be the norm, not an edge. For remote tech teams working behind the scenes, this change requires a solid remote-first philosophy. Live88 is already changing the sector ...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club’s Bass Andre has claimed 2 gold medals and a silver at the British Coastal Championships in Tynemouth, South Shields. Competing over a demanding 4km course, Andre showcased exceptional form following their recent return from GB trials. ...

A music group, a youth sports initiative, a knitting club and an Isle of Wight event, have all benefited in the latest diverse round of grants from WightAID. The biggest winner in the £5,317.60 handout was Medina Marching Band, which ...

The Isle of Wight Pompey Supporters Club has kicked off the year with a generous donation of £1,540 to Mountbatten, the club’s Charity of the Year. The funds were raised through a series of fan-led activities and events, providing crucial ...

Police are hunting a man and a woman after a shop worker was assaulted during the theft of a ring from a jeweller's in Sandown yesterday afternoon (Sunday). As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary ...

Police are seeking a motorcyclist who is alleged to have grabbed a teenager's bottom as she walked along the road in Ryde yesterday (Sunday). At around 15:30, an 18-year-old woman was on Upper Highland Road, Oakfield, when she was approached ...

A new 3-bedroom house could be built close to the cliff-top in Lake. County Hall has received a planning application from the Estate of Sylvia Diana Cox for a ‘traditional’ and ‘high quality’ detached home with a parking space on ...

Islanders are being urged to show their support as the Isle of Wight has once again been shortlisted as the ‘Most Desirable Island in Europe’ in the prestigious Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards. This marks the second consecutive year the Isle ...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is celebrating a strong year for one of the UK’s rarest plants, field cow-wheat, at St Lawrence Field Nature Reserve - the world’s smallest Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Approximately 10,000 plants ...