Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

If you’re planning a ski trip to the Alps, getting from Geneva Airport to Val Thorens is often the first real taste of adventure. With majestic peaks just over the horizon and the thrill of the pistes awaiting, a smooth ...

A former professional driver who fitted his car with false number plates in an attempt to avoid being caught driving illegally has been banned from the roads for 3 years. Qualified HGV driver Terry Brown, 44, of no fixed abode ...

A fundraiser has been launched to support a young motorcyclist from Freshwater who is facing the amputation of his leg following a serious crash near Brook last week. Emergency services were called to Brook Road near Chessell last Wednesday (11th ...

An elderly woman has escaped after a fire broke out in her flat, with firefighters from stations across the Island responding to the incident in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). It was just before 18:30 that fire alarms in a block ...

Cowes RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched alongside a Police RIB and Coastguard Rescue 175 helicopter to attend an injured sailor between Osborne Bay and Wootton this afternoon (Tuesday). The lone sailor had been injured by his 32ft sailing yacht’s boom, and ...

Revised plans have been submitted for the development of 9 ‘high-quality, purpose-built family homes’ on disused land in Brading. Cordage 11 Ltd has submitted revised plans to County Hall to construct 1x 2-bedroom house, 5x 3-bedroom houses and 3x 4-bedroom ...

It is 'disappointing to say the least' that the need for a full closure of Horsebridge Hill was not publicised at an earlier stage, an Isle of Wight councillor has said. Parkhurst and Hunnyhill representative Cllr Andrew Garratt said that ...

The doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics that make up the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance critical care teams have responded to 14,000 missions by helicopter since its first flight in 2007. Combined with its emergency response vehicle deployments, ...

The Ventnor & District Local History Society’s latest publication, Godshill in 99 Old Postcards, is now available. It is the third book in the Society’s popular series, following Ventnor (published in 2023) and Bonchurch (published in 2024). Despite being a ...

19 Wight Tri members defied superstition to take on the Totland Aquathon on Friday 13th June - the first of the summer series events. The weather was perfect sunny conditions with a calm sea. The course was a 250m or ...