Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Police have seized a silver Volvo believed to be involved in this morning’s hit-and-run crash on Long Lane, which resulted in major rush hour disruption for motorists heading into Newport. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to ...

A road traffic collision caused significant delays on a major diversion route earlier this morning (Monday). The incident took place at the junction of Rolls Hill Road and Rew Street, at around 10:00. At the scene, a white Kia Picanto ...

A student-run business from the Isle of Wight has risen from local acclaim to national recognition, securing a spot in the London Semi-Finals of the prestigious Young Enterprise competition. Paws of Wisdom, a company founded by a team of Military ...

Police are hunting the driver of a vehicle that failed to stop at the scene of this morning’s collision on Long Lane. Emergency services - including the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and ...

Glorious weather welcomed thousands of fundraisers yesterday (Sunday) as they took part in the 35th anniversary of Walk the Wight in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight. Outgoing Mountbatten CEO Nigel Hartley, who was handed the President's Award at the ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is investing a further £735,000 into 2 interventions that are successfully tackling reoffending and breaking the cycle of crime. Project CARA and JUNO are interventions that can be used as part of a ...

A crash at the height of rush hour has led to the closure of one of the main roads into Newport this morning (Monday). Police, paramedics and fire crews are currently on scene at Long Lane, which has been closed ...

The runner-up in the Lake North Isle of Wight Council by-election has poured cold water over accusations of bitterness. The Conservatives’ Adrian Whittaker said he was neither bitter nor twisted and that his defeat to Reform's Councillor David Maclean has ...

Medina Foodservice is reportedly looking to make a number of staff redundant, just ahead of the busy Summer season. Island Echo has received reports that as many as 8 roles are being cut at the food distribution business, which operates ...

As Gradiant expands across a water-stressed globe, CEO Anurag Bajpayee frames sustainable water treatment not just as a business strategy—but as a moral and environmental imperative. In a sector often overshadowed by energy or transportation, Anurag Bajpayee is betting that ...