Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The owners of an eyesore property in Sandown have failed to carry out improvement works, despite being handed almost £8,000 in fines and costs. Graham Assets Ltd and its company director, Moses Meisels, were prosecuted by the Isle of Wight ...

A Newport man who was caught drug driving on a moped has been banned from the roads for 12 months. Benjamin Norris, 20, of Albany Road in Newport, admitted drive motor vehicle with a proportion of specified drug above the ...

Craig Brown - brother of Isle of Wight darts star Keegan - has reached the final of a pool tournament in Bucharest, Romania after being knocked out of a darts event. Craig was in the Romanian capital to compete in ...

Bembridge Dental Practice is to close its doors next month, with patients advised to swap to a practice in Newport - a 25-mile round trip. It's said that difficulties in recruiting both dentists and hygienists, rising running and employment costs ...

A key meeting has taken place to discuss the Islander’s Charter to address the Isle of Wight’s ferry services and broader transport challenges. Chaired by Nigel Talbot of WUG, the meeting on 24th January brought together members of the WUG ...

Wessex Cancer Support has announced RenoDrain as the headline sponsor of its 2025 Swim for Hope event on Saturday 19th July. As well as sponsoring the event, the company’s owner, Jamie Webster, will accompany the swimmers in his kayak to ...

The 3 Island rowing clubs - Newport, Ryde and Shanklin & Sandown - combined to run the first time trial on the River Medina of 2025. The calm conditions were perfect for rowing. Division 1, over the 3400m distance, was ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue has mobilised to Lynnbottom Household Waste and Recycling Centre this lunchtime (Monday) where a fire has broken out in one of the tip's skips. It was just before 12:24 that the fire ...

Southampton Football Club’s official charity, Saints Foundation, has announced the signing of Red Funnel to support the charity as a Premium Patron. Red Funnel’s proud support of Saints Foundation represents the latest step in its continued commitment to the communities ...

The gap at the top of Division 1 has narrowed as Ryde Rankers played twice this week, with a whitewash over Newport Vics B giving them 10 points. The Rankers played a much closer match against Ryde B, which they ...