Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

An electricity supply problem is impacting Island Line services with all trains between Brading and Shanklin cancelled today (Sunday). It was at around 18:20 yesterday evening that those living in the local area reported a ‘power surge’, with trains grinding ...

Newport man Steven 'Lord' Redhead spent a morning in Magistrates Court detention earlier this week in order to clear an outstanding court debt of nearly £700. 50-year-old Redhead, of Horsebridge Hill, appeared before the courts on Tuesday for a fines ...

East Cowes Victoria won their 7th successive game against Aldermaston this afternoon to maintain their 100% record in 2025. The Victorians began the game with the twin threat of Josh and Caleb Neale up front and Scott Jones dropping to ...

No serious injuries have been sustained in a crash between 2 cars on the main road through Yarmouth tonight (Saturday). Police and paramedics are currently on scene at Tennyson Road, where a Volvo and a second car have come together ...

A crash between a van and a car has forced the closure of the main Rookley to Niton Road over Bleak Down this evening (Saturday). Emergency services are currently on scene at Niton Road, where a Ford Transit and a ...

The Newport Junction Railway - which ran (at that time) from Shide to Sandown - opened for business on 1st February 1875. The new railway was the first connecting the County Town with the east coast of the Isle of ...

'Our Folktastic Isle - the Wheel of the Year' has been revealed as the theme for this year's Isle of Wight Mardi Gras, which will take place this July. Over 40 attendees, including local school teachers, community leaders, freelance artists, ...

Kate Harding, who originally lived in Freshwater and Sandown before moving to Portsmouth, is playing in the line-up for her first Country music festival 'Country on the Coast' and plans to release 2 new singles before April.  The first release ...

Thousands of pounds of health care investment will be needed if a proposed Isle of Wight housing development goes ahead, an NHS board has said. Commenting on Colwell Bay View Ltd’s contentious outline application for 27 homes on land next ...

A car has left the carriageway and been abandoned in a local beauty spot off Military Road in Freshwater. The new addition to the countryside was discovered by early risers this morning (Saturday). It appears the blue Peugeot 208 careered ...