Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A Shanklin woman found in possession of both cannabis and heroin let out a loud gasp as she was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier this week. Louise Robinson, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, admitted possession of ...

A blind badger that had regularly been spotted in and around the centre of Ventnor has sadly been put to sleep by vets. The unfortunate badger had frequently been seen by local residents in the vicinity of Zig Zag road, ...

Gladys Mary Farrell - the wife of an Isle of Wight man - was acquitted of manslaughter of her 9-month old daughter on 8th March 1950. Mrs Farrell - who had pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter charge - was ...

A lifeboat crew from Bembridge were tasked to the waters off Sandown earlier this afternoon (Saturday) to rescue a casualty aboard a cargo ship. Bembridge RNLI's All-weather lifeboat was first tasked to an anchored vessel off Sandown at around 15:30, ...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight music ambassador, Mike Christie, is preparing to release a brand new song in celebration of the iconic fundraising event, Walk the Wight. The singer, writer, actor and producer, from the multi-platinum selling quartet, G4, is working with ...

The Isle of Wight has been shortlisted as finalist in the Group Leisure and Travel Awards, which could see the much-loved holiday destination crowned victorious for the third year in a row. The Isle of Wight is in the running ...

Local resident and Transformation Manager for NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Helen Coleman, has been awarded the prestigious Action Hampshire Changemaker Award for Innovation in Community, Partnership and Development. The award recognises Helen’s significant contribution to increasing young people’s ...

Community Dance Isle of Wight is opening its classes to the local community for free next week, as part of the national Let’s Dance campaign. This initiative, spearheaded by Angela Rippon CBE, is all about raising awareness of the benefits ...

Ryde Cricket Club Under-12s have won their indoor league by beating Ventnor by 22 runs. Ryde originally scored 97-3 from their 9 overs, with Alex (18*), Oscar (16*), Charlie (12) and Henry (10*) all reaching double figures. There were wickets ...

East Cowes author, Magnus Wheatley, has spent the last 4 months touring his book ‘There is no Second’ – the definitive account of the first race around the Isle of Wight in 1851 for what would become ‘America’s Cup’ – ...