Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Cowes Sports winger Connor Kelly has left the Yachtsmen to join the Isle of Wight's only other Wessex Premier side, East Cowes Victoria. Connor Kelly joined Cowes Sports in the Summer of 2023 from Newport. In the 2023/24 season, he ...

Plans for the West Acre Park development in Ryde remain firmly on the table, with the project moving into a new phase following a recent Court of Appeal ruling. Although planning permission granted in August 2023 has been formally quashed, ...

Emergency services were called to a medical incident near Ryde Harbour yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), with a woman taken to hospital for treatment. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked at 14:18 to assist Isle of Wight Ambulance Service after reports of ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (16th May 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 16510 £100.00 1827 £100.00 16946 £100.00 17372 £100.00 10734 £100.00 14045 £100.00 14239 £100.00 5731 £100.00 11964 £100.00 1023 £100.00 12972

Island Echo and the Isle of Wight Observer are teaming up once again to host a major community event - the State of the Island Debate - bringing together influential voices to discuss the most pressing issues facing our Island. The ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the ...

Standard casino loyalty programs used to match the physical quality of casino chips arranged on gambling tables during past years. Casino regulars used to display plastic comp cards as signs of achievement which they showed at restaurants and slot machines ...

An inquest has opened into the unascertained death of a former Isle of Wight woman who died in Cyprus. 78-year-old Linda Ann Crossley was found deceased in her home in the Cypriot city of Paphos on the 27th October 2024. ...

Firefighters from several Isle of Wight stations are responding to a fire at Newport Police Station tonight (Thursday). Appliances, including the Aerial Ladder Platform, have been mobilised to the High Street by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue ...

A new fire station will soon be built in East Cowes, with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service submitting plans for a modern facility to replace the station that was demolished last year. The planning application, lodged with the ...