Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The Isle of Wight's Shane Innes, who is a Team Lead and Senior Occupational Therapist, has been recognised at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's first-ever Healthcare Hero Awards. Sponsored by a number of local organisations, ...

Police and paramedics are dealing with a single vehicle road traffic collision on a main road in Wootton this morning (Saturday). Emergency service personnel were first called to the scene on Park Road at around 10:30, following reports of a ...

A major application for a renewable energy park south of a large Isle of Wight village has been conditionally approved. Earlier this week, the Planning Committee voted to accept Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park’s revised plan for a solar power ...

Visit Isle of Wight recently hosted the Chair of the VisitEngland Advisory Board to experience first-hand what the UK’s sunniest destination has to offer. Victoria Borwick joined by London & South East Regional LVEP (Local Visitor Economic Partnership*) Lead Claire ...

A large cliff fall has seen tonnes of rock crash onto the beach at Yaverland this morning (Saturday). It was at around 06:30 that members of the public first reported the collapse as they witnessed rubble cascade down the side ...

The restoration of Sandown Town Hall is nearing completion, with progress being made to bring the historic building back into community use. In 2023, it was announced that the Isle of Wight Council had secured £3.1million in funding through the ...

• Sam Woodmore, 37, of Salters Road, Ryde – drove a motor vehicle after revocation of licence on account of disability – £40 fine, £85 costs, £16 surcharge, 3 points. • Stephen Durkin, 43, of Union Street, Ryde was sentenced ...

Serial shoplifter Warren Russell, who has a mammoth 159 theft offences on his criminal record, has been handed a 10-month prison sentence after his latest string of dishonesty offences. Russell, 41, of HMP Isle of Wight but formerly of High ...

Get ready to party this Summer as Jack Up Events prepares to stage 2 unforgettable concert evenings at the idyllic Retro Staycations Glamping Retreat and Campsite in Ryde. On Saturday 26th July, it’s time to channel your inner Dancing Queen ...

Ryde Fire Station is set to replace its ageing up-and-over appliance bay doors with new red bi-fold doors, after it was determined that the existing doors have reached the end of their life and are uneconomical to repair. Hampshire & ...