Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...