COURT HEARS TEEN ‘TOO SCARED’ TO TELL POLICE WHO WAS DRIVING PURSUED VEHICLE
19-year-old Alan Kubacki has been slapped with 6 penalty points and a £120 fine after failing to identify the driver of a car involved in a pursuit out of Newport. Kubacki, of Orchard Road in Shanklin, appeared before the Isle ...
Read moreDetailsSEVERAL HOURS WITHOUT POWER FOR PONDWELL RESIDENTS
Residents in the Pondwell area of the East Wight remain without power this evening (Sunday) several hours after the outage was first reported. Island Echo understands that around 280 customers in the area are currently without power. The outage was ...
Read moreDetailsISLAND SCHOOLS TO UNITE FOR MUFTI DAY IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL TEEN ARLO
Almost 30 Isle of Wight schools have now signed up for a fundraiser to support 16-year-old Arlo Lambie, who has been bravely battling an aggressive grade 4 brain tumour. In a heartfelt show of solidarity, schools across the Island will ...
Read moreDetailsHARTFORD CARE REFURBISHES CARE AND NURSING HOMES ACROSS THE ISLAND
Hartford Care has invested £4million across its care and nursing homes on the Isle of Wight in recent months, including Highfield Nursing Home in Ryde, Springfield Nursing Home in Shanklin and Inver House and The Elms in Bembridge. Work has ...
Read moreDetailsFIND OUT ABOUT ‘HOTTEST’ JOB GOING AT FIRE SERVICE RECRUITMENT DAY
Those interested in becoming a wholetime firefighter are being given the chance to learn about the 'hottest' job going at a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service open day at Ryde Fire Station in March. HIWFRS are ...
Read moreDetailsCROWDS GATHER IN NEWPORT IN PROTEST AGAINST PRIMARY SCHOOL CLOSURES
A large crowd gathered in Newport's St Thomas' Square yesterday (Saturday) to protest against the Isle of Wight Council's plans to close 5 local primary schools. It was back in September 2024 that news first broke that the IWC had ...
Read moreDetailsENVIRONMENT AGENCY ISSUES ISLE OF WIGHT FLOOD ALERT
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a flood alert for the Isle of Wight coast tomorrow (Monday). Monday morning's tide at 09:30 is set to be higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds ...
Read moreDetailsSTORMY SOLENT CONDITIONS SEE RED FUNNEL VEHICLE FERRY SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Services on Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service have been suspended this lunchtime (Sunday) as stormy weather continues to wreak havoc on the Isle of Wight. The cross-Solent operator had already cancelled 6 sailings this morning as a result of stormy ...
Read moreDetailsDIV 2 LEADERS HIGH PARK GO 11 POINTS CLEAR BY BEATING NEWPORT IN SEACLOSE DERBY
Division 2 leaders High Park have gone 11 points clear of East Cowes Sports at the top of Division 2 by beating Newport Reserves at Seaclose on Saturday (25th January). Newport began the game with just 9 players, although a ...
Read moreDetailsYELLOW WIND WARNING UPGRADED TO AMBER BY LOCAL FORECASTER IW MET SERVICE
A yellow weather warning for wind tomorrow (Monday) has been upgraded to amber with winds as high as 80mph possible in coastal areas of the Isle of Wight. As first reported by Island Echo, a yellow weather warning for heavy ...
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