Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The founders of Brading Haven Gig Rowers Bembridge, Sarah Price and Polly Schafer, who are part of Brading Haven Yacht Club, received the very best Christmas present they could wish for.  The pair had entered a competition that Swanage Sea ...

RSPCA Isle of Wight will next week open a new shop on the High Street in Ryde, replacing smaller premises across the road. The previous shop in Ryde, which only opened in August last year, has been so successful that ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Ryde this lunchtime (Friday) - for the second time in 24 hours - in response to a medical emergency off St Thomas' Street. Flying medics were scrambled from ...

Brave Island has teamed up with a range of different local partners to offer 32 work experience placements to young people on the Isle of Wight, which will be taking place over the next 2 years. These specially curated placements ...

Gritters will be completing a double run for the 2nd successive day as cold weather continues on the Isle of Wight. Island Roads operatives will be out in the gritting lorries at 18:00 this evening (Friday) and at 05:00 on ...

A local cancer charity is collecting unwanted Christmas gifts to aid its fundraising activities.  Wessex Cancer Support is keen to replenish its stock of raffle prizes ready for this year’s events programme. Any new, unwanted gifts can be donated to ...

The Isle of Wight College is thrilled to announce good results from the November 2024 GCSE re-sits, a testament to the hard work and dedication of both students and staff.  Our focus was to help students increase their grades from 3 to 4 or higher, ...

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 – 9th January 2025 "I hear everything about how bad the NHS is how ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (10th January 2025) are… £1,000.00 12458 £100.00 17526 £100.00 17863 £100.00 856 £100.00 15844 £100.00 14323 £100.00 17862 £100.00 16159 £100.00 6843 £100.00 15269 £100.00 4578

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley has stated that 'devolution presents a huge opportunity for Islanders and for our communities to thrive', as the Isle of Wight's Cabinet voted to push ahead with a priority programme last night (Thursday). ...