Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a garden-hopping incident in Newport led to the assault of a Police officer. It was at just gone 16:20 this afternoon (Thursday) that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to a ...

Mountbatten will not lose more than £527,000 of funding this Autumn, following a U-turn from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB). The decision follows constructive conversations, in recent weeks. Mountbatten Isle of Wight welcomed this positive ...

Emergency services were called to a major road into Ryde earlier this afternoon (Thursday) following road traffic collision that left a Fiat with significant front end damage. Police, paramedics and firefighters first rushed to the scene on Binstead Road at ...

Newton Faulkner is returning to Strings Bar & Venue in Newport this October as part of his Octopus Tour. The popular singer-songwriter currently holds the record for the fastest-ever selling show at the venue, with tickets selling out in just ...

This year's annual Mountbatten Charity Table Tennis Tournament has raised £1,715 for the hospice.  A cheque was presented to Charlotte Hornblow, the Community Fundraising Leader, by Tim Giles, IWTTA vice chairman, and Martin Dove, IWTTA Treasurer and Centre Manager. Charlotte ...

Parents at a primary school in Cowes have expressed outrage after only pupils with 100% attendance were allowed to enjoy an end-of-year treat involving a bouncy castle. Lanesend Primary School on Love Lane hired the inflatable as a reward for ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has been praised for its significant improvements in the latest inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), marking a major step forward since the previous review. The latest ...

Sandown is set to kick off the Isle of Wight’s carnival season this Saturday (26th July), with a day of family fun, dazzling floats, and colourful costumes marking the start of 5 weeks of parades across the Island. The festivities ...

Firefighters and paramedics have rushed to Sandown this lunchtime (Thursday) in response to a medical emergency inside the town’s Boots store. Emergency crews were first called at around 13:00 following reports of an ongoing incident at a commercial premises on ...

The success of the Isle of Wight's very own indie rock band Wet Leg has been highlighted in the House of Commons, with Joe Robertson MP paying tribute to the band during a music streaming debate. Robertson highlighted the band’s ...