Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Mark Royl has won the 2025 Westridge Gold Club's April Bowl competition, played on Sunday (13th April). 40 Westridge members competed for the April Bowl in a chilly breeze. However, the course in excellent condition - although playing more like ...

Brevity, the Isle of Wight’s Literary Handbill is teaming up with Boojum&Snark in Sandown to host an inspiring series of events for local writers of all abilities. With Boojum’s ‘CHUFFLE’ exhibition top of mind (now on show at the Sandown ...

Isle of Wight rock band 5 Degrees North have been announced as one of the finalists in Platform One’s Wight Noize competition. On Wednesday, 30th April, the band will perform at Strings Bar and Venue where they will compete to ...

A dramatic final evening in the Isle of Wight Indoor Leagues saw Island Bakeries and Wight Whizzers crowned champions of their respective leagues, 2 weeks after Ventnor B were also confirmed as winners of their division. Going into the final ...

Wight Doodles is hosting an evening of clairvoyance with renowned medium Steve Holbrook later this month to help raise vital funds for Trackadog, a local volunteer-run organisation dedicated to reuniting lost dogs with their owners. The fundraising event will take ...

Senior leaders at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have welcomed the Government’s new Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, highlighting the Force’s own significant strides in delivering more visible, responsive and community-led policing. The Government has announced that 3,000 additional neighbourhood police ...

Just 6 months after a change of management The Taverners in Godshill has suddenly closed its doors. It was in September last year that Tim and Emma Foster announced that they had decided not to renew their lease on the ...

Plans to build 8 new houses on land owned by Isle of Wight engineering firm Clark Masts are back on the table. Members of the public have until 7th May to put forward their views on Mr S Bennett of ...

The UK’s largest trade union has warned that losing vital workers at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital will pile more pressure on services already creaking at the seams. UNISON weighed in following revelations that roughly 10% of whole time ...

A little maintenance goes a long way. While it might be tempting to ignore small repairs around the home, over time, minor issues can evolve into costly problems. Fortunately, keeping your house in top condition doesn’t have to be overwhelming. ...