Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight man, Damon Wilkins who denied committing arson with intent to endanger life in Ryde last year, will stand trial in July. Wilkins, 26, of no fixed abode, denied a single charge of arson with intent to endanger ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the ...

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A serious assault - thought to involve a metal pole - has led to a residential street being cordoned off by Police in Shanklin tonight (Thursday). Police are currently in attendance on Green Lane, where a small section of the ...

Southern Water says that it aims for water supplies to be restored to 10,000 properties overnight - but that emergency bottled water stations will reopen in the morning as a precaution. Almost 12 hours have now passed since supplies were ...

More than 400 people gathered to celebrate the Island's incredible sporting talent - from a 13-year-old archery protégé to a woman who has dedicated more than 45 years to equestrian sport - at the 50th Isle of Wight Sports Awards ...

A Mountbatten nurse providing end-of-life care was slapped with a parking ticket by a pair of traffic wardens patrolling the sleepy residential estate of Binstead - but the Council says the rules are the rules. A pair of Civil Enforcement ...

A new Weeping Beech tree has today (Thursday) been planted in Newport’s Church Litten Park. The new Weeping Beech is approximately 4m in height with a trunk girth of approximately 21cm and will be protected with a sturdy tree enclosure ...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Mountbatten Hampshire celebrated a double win at the prestigious Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 held at the indigo at the O2 in London. The charity’s powerful film, Without Mountbatten, was awarded a Bronze Judges’ Award ...