Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A wildfire has broken out on marshland in Sandown this lunchtime (Friday), with firefighters working to bring the raging flames under control. It was around 13:20 that plumes of smoke started to billow across open land to the north of ...

Ventnor lost their second game in their 2025 Southern Premier Cricket League campaign on 10th May - beaten by Rowledge by 39 runs. After winning the toss, the visiting side put themselves into bat, amassing a total of 261/5. Opener ...

The Apollo Theatre Players will stage the UK premiere of 'Radical Change', a new play by Irish writer Brian Walsh, opening at the Apollo Theatre in Newport later this month (23rd May). Set across decades, the play opens in 1988 ...

Southern Water is 'readily destroying' Ryde’s marine life, an Isle of Wight councillor has claimed. The Appley Sewage Works has pumped out sewage into the Solent 'nearly 200 times' since January, Councillor Michael Lilley told Ryde Town Council at a ...

A 39-year-old man is under investigation for burglary, assault and a public order offence following an incident in central Ryde on Wednesday, with Police searching a car in the High Street yesterday in connection with the incident. It is alleged ...

Bembridge Youth FC have been awarded the title of Grassroots Club of the Year by the Hampshire Football Association. The East Wight side are one of over a thousand clubs affiliated to the association in Hampshire and the Isle of ...

An ‘affordable’ 3-bed flat could be built in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s largest town. Standley Property Ltd is seeking to construct an additional floor at 119 High Street in Ryde which would allow the creation a ‘mansard ...

Isle of Wight man Taliesin Cornelius Tallack will appear before Magistrates next month after damage was caused to a car and a war memorial in Ventnor earlier this week. It was on Tuesday evening that damage was caused to a ...

The Wheatsheaf in Newport has begun an exciting new chapter as Tian and Grace Berryman officially take over as the new landlord and landlady today (Friday). The much-loved pub has been closed for the last few days to allow for ...

Island-based creative health charity Independent Arts is inviting residents to share what's on their minds as part of a new public art installation during Mental Health Awareness Week 2025. The charity, which is based on Newport High Street, is collecting ...