Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

With the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Easter Challenge just days away, the club have now announced a new 7-race series which will be based in Cowes across the Summer months. The series will feature 7 races starting from Cowes. From ...

Local gym Snap Fitness Isle of Wight has thanked the incredible generosity of the local community after donating over 100 Easter eggs to St Mary’s Hospital. The Easter eggs will be shared out across the paediatric ward and paediatric A&E departments and ...

The newly-formed Harbour Farm Nature Group has marked its launch as a Community Interest Company with a £1,141 donation from the Lane End Co-op Welcome store in Bembridge. The donation was raised through sales of the popular Bembridge 2025 Community ...

Ryde Library will unveil its newly renovated children's section today (Saturday). The Isle of Wight Library service secured a £150,000 grant from Arts Council England’s Libraries Improvement Fund in 2023, which was shared with Cowes Library to improve facilities and ...

Lake North By-election candidate Emily Brothers has said that sorting out the 'dangerous' Fairway/Lake Hill junction is one of her priorities, should she be elected.  Emily is standing to become a County Councillor in the forthcoming Lake North by-election, due ...

The Isle of Wight's sole Wessex Premier representatives - Cowes Sports - travel to face playoff contenders Hamble Club in their final Wessex League fixture this afternoon (Saturday). The Yachtsmen are still becalmed in midtable - one of 3 teams ...

From a small garage in Ryde to a 13-strong team in Newport, Isle of Wight firm Island Mobility is celebrating 60 years in business - now under the helm of the third generation of the Horton family.  The long-standing business, ...

Investigations are underway following an incident in which a Peugeot hatchback destroyed the front of a house in Sandown in the early hours of this morning (Friday). Police were called at 04:37 after a Peugeot 206 collided with a house ...

Newport held East Cowes Victoria to a goalless draw at Beatrice Avenue in driving rain in front of a crowd of 555 in their last home game of the season. For East Cowes Vics, with manager Alex Smith away, Stuart ...

A historic Spanish galleon will sail off the coast of Ventnor next month to fire a four-cannon salute in honour of the newly launched Armada Coast 1588 Heritage Trail, celebrating the Isle of Wight’s vital but often overlooked role in ...