Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A striking new artwork made entirely from beach plastic has gone on display in Bembridge High Street, celebrating the village’s recent recognition as the first on the Isle of Wight to be awarded ‘Plastic Free Community Status’. The colourful installation, ...

Detectives have launched an investigation into the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Newport over the weekend. It was late on Saturday night (7th June) that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary received a report that the teenager had ...

Photos: Jack Downer/Island Echo This year’s Isle of Wight Sheepdog Trials have been hailed a success, with competitors from across the UK descending on the Island for a weekend of skill, spirit and support for Mountbatten Hospice. The event, held ...

There is travel disruption on a main road in Ryde this morning (Monday) where a car has collided with a parked vehicle. Police are on scene at East Hill Road in response to a red Hyundai i10 having collided with ...

A pair of rescued bears are making themselves at home in new surroundings on the Isle of Wight – and will soon be keeping cool in a special play pond filled by a state-of-the-art rainwater harvesting system. Southern Water has ...

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, is warning that one knife on the streets of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is one too many. That’s despite the Constabulary and its partners achieving ...

A new feature launched by eSIM provider Yesim aims to make mobile data access more efficient for users traveling to multiple destinations or managing several devices. ‘MultiSIM by Yesim’ allows customers to buy, store, and manage multiple eSIMs under a ...

Richard Quigley MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement that unfair bonuses for senior executives at Southern Water are being banned with immediate effect. The move comes as part of the Labour Government’s Plan for Change, following the introduction of tough ...

An award-winning Isle of Wight police sergeant was caught drink driving after she stayed up into the early hours doing her policing work while drinking wine, a misconduct hearing was told. Special Police Sergeant Claire Mumford - who served with ...

In recent years, more people have decided to travel abroad for cosmetic dental work. Compared to destinations such as the UK, the cost of this type of work in places like Turkey is just a fraction of the price, which ...