Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

In 2024, the total transaction volume of stablecoins reached $27.6 trillion, surpassing the combined annual volumes of Visa and Mastercard. More businesses worldwide are starting to accept stablecoins for payments, settlements, and treasury operations, driven by their speed, global reach, and low fees. ...

Reports of a person in cardiac arrest next to a children’s playground in Ryde prompted a rapid response from emergency services this afternoon (Tuesday) - but the incident turned out to be nothing more than a pair of drunks. The ...

'Massive disruption' to the Isle of Wight’s road network in recent months has raised questions at County Hall. Councillors Julie Jones-Evans (independent), Sarah Redrup (Liberal Democrat) and Andrew Garratt (Liberal Democrat) sought answers over recent road closures at last Thursday’s ...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s lead inpatient unit nurse, Theresa McNamara, has won the Excellence in Palliative Care Nursing (Not for Profit) Award at Care Talk Magazine’s Palliative and End of Life Care Awards 2025. Theresa received her award from journalist ...

A 15-year vision for the Isle of Wight’s transport network will go out for public consultation this Autumn, councillors have agreed. The draft Island Transport Plan (ITP) was approved for publication by the economy, regeneration, transport and infrastructure committee (ERTIC) ...

Isle of Wight organisations are being encouraged to support their employees’ health with the launch of a new business toolkit designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer in the workplace. Developed by One Wight Health as part ...

Local Isle of Wight author Kathryn Rossati has seen her latest novel, Naturally Nic/k, shortlisted for the prestigious Rubery Book Award 2025 in the Children’s and YA category. Kathryn, who writes middle grade and young adult fiction and is also ...

Adverse weather has led to the suspension of both Hovertravel’s Ryde-Southsea service and Red Jet's Cowes - Southampton service this afternoon (Tuesday). The cross-Solent operators say that the bad weather currently affecting the Isle of Wight means no services can ...

WightWays and The Water Mill at Calbourne have joined forces to launch a new Summer wellbeing experience - weekly Wednesday walks followed by a traditional cream tea at one of the Isle of Wight’s most historic locations. Running every Wednesday ...

Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s Charity Day on Saturday (5th July) was a resounding success, raising £2,000 for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. A big congratulations goes to all the winners on the day. Gary Holmes took home ...