Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Island Echo begins a new series of Isle of Wight Sporting Legends with the little-known Shanklin golfer, Horace Rawlins. Rawlins' main claim to fame is that he won the first ever United States Open Golf Tournament almost 130 years ago ...

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Over 600 homes and businesses in Shanklin have been hit by yet another power cut - with supplies not expected to be restored until the early hours of Sunday morning. It was just gone 21:00 that power was lost to ...

East Cowes Victoria edged closer to the top of Wessex Division 1 by knocking 5 goals past Fawley this afternoon (Saturday). Manager Alex Smith made changes after last week's win against Hamworthy United - in came Zak Sullivan and Ben ...

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has been highlighted in a new study that shows knife crime offences have fallen by 19% in the area since 2022. The research, carried out by the security company Get Licensed assessed data from ...

Local business owner Jamie Webster is to take on the Lapland Husky Trail in aid of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, a charity very close to his heart. Launched by Mountbatten just weeks ago, the opportunity will see Jamie traverse 240km ...

Several key decisions were taken by County Hall’s executive on Thursday evening, looking at issues from double yellow lines to vaping. Though the government’s devolution plans were centre stage at the meeting, council leader Phil Jordan and 6 other cabinet ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has completed its second local mission of the day - and its fourth in just 48 hours - following an emergency situation in Yarmouth. It was at around 12:30 that flying medics ...

The Duke of York’s annual Barry Cass Memorial Bash saw many enjoying a merry evening in the pub’s outdoor garden back in September, raising thousands for the local lifeboat in the process. The annual event, a favourite among Cowes Week ...

Island Roads will once again be deploying its fleet of gritters as sub-zero temperatures continue to linger - with the first gritting run due to be carried out before the sun goes down this afternoon (Saturday). It's said that a ...