Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A local burlesque performer and dance instructor is set to host her biggest show yet on the Isle of Wight, raising vital funds and awareness for ‘To Be in Her Shoes’ - a charity supporting victims and survivors of domestic ...

A 43-year-old man from Cowes has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a 2-vehicle crash in Cowes in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police, fire and paramedics rushed to the scene on Victoria Road at around ...

Helen Scholes has successfully secured her place at the 2026 Age Group World Championships after taking on the challenging Woodhorn Museum Sprint Triathlon World Champs Qualifier. After a blustery bike recce and a soggy night of rain, Helen woke to ...

A group of Isle of Wight Greenpeace members, supported by Surfers Against Sewage and Plastic Free Bembridge, travelled to Westminster earlier this week (Wednesday) to take part in the Climate Coalition’s Mass Lobby.  The lobby was to urge MPs to ...

The Sun at Calbourne has had a remarkable and varied history, having been immortalised in a best seller, then burnt down and rebuilt. It is thought an earlier pub existed in Calbourne on Barrington Row (Winkle Street), complete with its ...

In an increasingly competitive digital marketplace, standing out requires more than just a good product; it requires smart, data-driven advertising. For eCommerce brands looking to scale efficiently, Meta’s dynamic product ads (also known as catalog ads) offer a powerful solution ...

The Princess Royal has officially opened the Orkney 2025 International Island Games, with Lorraine Kelly hosting the ceremony, which was attended by 3,000 at Kirkwall’s Bignold Park. The sun shone as Her Royal Highness welcomed more than 2,000 athletes from ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested 57 people and dismantled 12 drug lines, as part of a national County Lines Intensification Week which ran last month (23rd June - 29th June). County Lines is the term used to describe ...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) and South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app to decrease the response time to life-threatening cardiac arrest calls. After a call is received in the 999 ambulance control ...

The Isle of Wight’s 2025 carnival summer bursts into life this month, with Sandown ready to kick off the season in 2 weeks' time on Saturday 26th July. The seaside town’s Children’s Carnival parade will set off from the Pier ...