Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

CycleWight staged a commuter transport challenge from outside County Hall in Newport to Cowes earlier this week, demonstrating how cycling can be a faster and more sustainable travel option during peak traffic times. On Tuesday, members of the Isle of ...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed a number of changes to its service during next weeks' Isle of Wight Festival, which gets underway on Thursday (19th June). Due to the location of the festival, at Newport's Seaclose Park, a ...

Upstairs office space in the centre of the Isle of Wight’s county town will be converted into 2 new ‘first-time buyer flats’. County Hall has accepted Jon Carter’s prior approval application to install 2x 1-bedroom flats on the first and ...

This year’s annual community quiz night at Trinity Theatre in Cowes has raised £600 in aid of Friends of the Animals, a local charity dedicated to helping animals in need across the Isle of Wight. The popular fundraiser, organised by ...

A total of 24 teams took part in this years Isa Ballard Rosebowl at Freshwater Bay Golf Club last weekend (9th June). The winning team were Sue Keen and Di Clark from Freshwater with a score of 38 points. Paula ...

Supermarket giant Aldi has announced plans for a new store in Ryde.  The proposed store will be located in the Neutrik building off Cothey Way which has been vacant for 3 years. Up to 40 new jobs for the new ...

A new exhibition exploring births, deaths and marriages at Newport Minster is set to launch this September, and members of the public are being invited to share their stories and photographs. As part of the ongoing National Lottery Heritage Funded ...

A couple of seaside chalets in Gurnard will be demolished, paving the way for a new 2-bedroom house. The council has waved through Mr and Mrs Huxford’s planning application to demolish 15 and 16 Marsh Road in Gurnard – number ...

The Government has not ruled out the Isle of Wight Council remaining a unitary authority in a new memo to local authority leaders. Whitehall has welcomed ‘additional thinking’ on the Isle of Wight’s ‘exceptional circumstances’ in feedback on a Local ...

Concern for 2 young girls 'face down on the pavement' on a residential street in Newport led to a response from Police and paramedics yesterday evening (Thursday). Emergency services were called to East View, near Nine Acres Primary School, at ...