Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Getting a face-to-face GP appointment is 'nigh on impossible' according to residents quoted in a watchdog report highlighting long waits for Island health services. Feedback gathered by Healthwatch Isle of Wight in its 13th November to 12th December Intelligence Report ...

An Isle of Wight-based shipping company is preparing to conduct sea trials with one of its vessels to test a new Government-backed wind propulsion system that aims to reduce vessel emissions by up to 30%. Maritime Minister Mike Kane has ...

Islands feature heavily in literature, movies and popular TV narratives. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that video games and iGaming titles have followed up on this proven setting. Island narratives occupy a disproportionate space in our collective culture, ...

The United Kingdom has long been one of the leading markets in the emerging online gambling industry and has set the example for many other countries around the world on how to implement regulation and legislation successfully. With the year ...

Red Funnel has suspended its vehicle ferry service tonight (Wednesday) due to foggy conditions on the Solent. Visibility restrictions imposed by Cowes Harbour Commission mean that Red Funnel’s ferries cannot currently enter or leave the Harbour at the mouth of ...

3 men are being sought by Police after a drone - thought to be dropping contraband into HMP Isle of Wight - was seized near the prison walls last night (Tuesday). It was just before 18:30 that 3 men were ...

Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident in Ryde during which a man followed women and young girls back to their home addresses. The worrying incident occurred between 07:00 and 09:00 yesterday morning (Tuesday) with females being followed in ...

LINK, the UK’s Cash Access and ATM network, has announced that Cowes will be the first town on the Isle of Wight to benefit from a new banking hub. Banking hubs are shared banking spaces, similar to a traditional bank ...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff.  Letter to the editor - 12th January 2025 "The Isle of Wight has faced a long history of ...

36-year-old Aaron Caley, who stabbed a man in his 50s in the back and the arm outside Shanklin Conservative Club, has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent. Caley, stabbed the victim in an unprovoked and premeditated attack ...