Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

This winter be among the first to sign up for an epic once-in-a-lifetime challenge in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight — husky sledding in Sweden's Arctic Circle with the Lapland Husky Trail. Commit early to ensure you have a ...

Members of Ryde Swimming Club have been presented with the haul of medals attained at the Isle of Wight Club Championships, where swimmers from Ryde, Seaclose and West Wight competed against one another. Ryde's swimmers attained over 100 medals overall, ...

Isle of Wight author Jo Cooper is celebrating selling the 1,000th copy of her book 'A Red Sky' at a recent Christmas fair. It was on Saturday 21st December, at Ventnor's Baptist Church Xmas Fair, that the milestone was reached. ...

The Isle of Wight Council’s housing service has teamed up with local firm Workwear Island to support the homeless this Christmas, with a donation of hoodies. Ellie Moore is the owner of Workwear Island, a printing service that provides bespoke ...

It looks set to be a blustery start to the New Year according to local weather forecaster IW Met Service. Between 13:00 and 23:59 on New Year’s Day (Wednesday 1st January), severe gales in excess of 70mph and heavy rain ...

A controversial application to vary a condition attached to a housing development in Freshwater has been turned down. The Planning Committee rejected a bid by Journey Estates Ltd to vary the timing of a Traffic Regulation Order included in its ...

Cowes Sports comfortably beat Hythe & Dibden away by a 2-goal margin in the Wessex Premier Division on Saturday afternoon (28th December). The Yachtsmen were the only Isle of Wight side with a competitive fixture on Saturday, with Vics and ...

39-year-old Warren Angus, who plunged a house into darkness before throwing a wooden box at a woman who was scared of the dark, enjoyed Christmas dinner behind bars this year. Angus, of Millward Place in Ryde, appeared at the Isle ...

There is still time to vote for your favourite Isle of Wight Christmas lights display as part of this year's Light up the Wight competition - brought to you by Island Echo and Southern Vectis. Throughout the month of December, ...

The Isle of Wight Round Table has been spreading Christmas cheer to thousands of Islanders once again this year, raising over £4,000 for charity in the process. For the 4th year in a row, Father Christmas has been chauffeured around ...