Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

From an architecturally designed house with uninterrupted views of the English Channel to a former care home, 17 diverse properties on the Isle of Wight are to be auctioned in May. They are among 168 lots listed across southern England ...

Red Funnel has cancelled timetabled sailings on its vehicle ferry service for the second weekend in a row due to yet more technical issues. Just like Thursday morning, the cross-Solent operator has had to cancel early morning sailings on its ...

Newport will be hoping to stay in the frame for the playoff places when they take on the team 1 place above - Ringwood Town - at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday). Port are 6 points behind Fleetlands - who ...

Drama was witnessed on the streets of Newport tonight (Friday) as Armed Police swooped on an elderly male, making an arrest in connection with an incident in Wootton. It was at around 16:45 this afternoon that Police first responded to ...

Firefighters are working alongside paramedics to get an injured individual to hospital - by extricating them from a top floor flat through the window. Paramedics were called to George Street in Ryde shortly before 20:00 tonight (Friday) to attend an ...

Established Isle of Wight firm Wight Fire & Security has been acquired by national company Churches Fire & Security, Island Echo can reveal. Based on Sandown Industrial Estate, Wight Fire Co Ltd was formed in the early 1980s, servicing and ...

Reform's 2024 general election candidate for Isle of Wight East, Sarah Morris, says she is heartbroken after being prevented from standing for the party as a local councillor. Sarah, who came 2nd in the constituency last year with 7,104 votes, ...

Armed Police have descended on Wootton this evening (Friday) amid an ongoing and ‘serious’ firearms incident - which resulted in the closure of a key route for a time. Officers arrived in the area at around 16:45, first focusing their ...

An injured swan struggling to bear weight on her leg was rescued early on Thursday morning thanks to the quick action of local volunteers and animal welfare professionals. The situation began the afternoon before (Wednesday), when local resident Derek - ...

Two men’s late night fishing trip last night (Friday) ended with their boat having to be towed to safety by Cowes RNLI. Their boat suffered an engine breakdown shortly before 22:00 near to the West of Ryde Middle, forcing the ...