Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

A 39 strong band of triathletes arrived at West Wight Sports Centre to tackle the Wight Tri Spring Triathlon.  The swimming kicked off in 2 waves. At 08:00, the first set of swimmers plunged into the pool, attacking the 400m ...

Deathtrap by Ira Levin combines black comedy and murderous intrigue with a roller-coaster plot that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats right up to the final curtain. A washed-up playwright plots to steal another man's work and ...

Red Funnel’s Island Ambassadors have ended the first quarter of the year with a series of remarkable achievements, competing and performing across the water. The Island Ambassadors group is part of Red Funnel’s Proud to Support programme, which sees the ...

More than 60 members of Yarmouth Sailing Club, West Wight Swimming Club, and their families and friends recently gathered at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre for an ambitious challenge: to swim the equivalent of the Isle of Wight’s ...

Christians from across The Bay area will take to the streets of Shanklin this Good Friday (18th April) as part of a traditional Walk of Witness to mark the climax of Holy Week. The annual procession will see participants accompanied ...

A 27-year-old man from Hertfordshire remains in custody on suspicion of assault following a domestic-related incident at Travelodge in Ryde late last night (Tuesday). As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called to the budget chain hotel on Lind ...

A new seafront cafe will be built in Bembridge after receiving 91 letters of support. County Hall granted SE-View permission to build a cafe at Kingsmere on Lane End Road, with approved plans also including parking spaces, a garden, bike ...

The allocation of Isle of Wight primary school places has been announced today (Wednesday), with hundreds of children across the Island finding out which primary school they'll be attending from September. This year 97.6% of Island parents will have gained ...

Building The Bay Steering Group has announced that the 3 Bay councils - Sandown, Lake and Shanklin - have agreed to fund all proposed projects for the coming year. This marks a significant step forward in their mission to enhance ...

The future of speedway on the Isle of Wight is currently uncertain as the Wightlink Warriors continue negotiations with Wightlink Ferries in a bid to secure a support package for the 2025 season. Club co-owners Barry Bishop and Martin Widman ...