Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Isle of Wight dance music fans will enjoy a rare chance to see co-founder of The Prodigy, Leeroy Thornhill, headline a night of club classics and rave anthems at Strings in Newport, kickstarting the Easter weekend. As part of The ...

An 8-bedroom house in the middle of the seaside town of Shanklin will become a house in multiple occupation (HMO) despite an outcry over the plans. Mr Singh’s planning application to County Hall for a change of use of 23 ...

Nearly 60 community-minded volunteers from across Sandown Bay grabbed their litter picks and rolled up their sleeves as part of the first-ever Great Bay Wide Litter Pick last weekend (Saturday 22nd March) The event was led by Ben Holbrook of ...

Wight Eagles Academy U13 side were crowned champions of Hampshire League Division 3 on Saturday (22nd March). The girls have 1 more game to play and want to finish the season unbeaten. Director of Football Dan Verstraeten and Chairman Mike ...

A 100m cordon has been erected following the discovery of a suspected piece of historic ordnance in a Ventnor garden earlier today (Wednesday). Police were called at 11:05 this morning (Wednesday) following the discovery of what is believed to be ...

A new barn will be built at an alpaca farm on the edge of the village of Northwood. County Hall has given consent to Richard Hargreaves’s proposal to construct a timber barn on a grazing pasture next to his home, ...

Armed Police were rushed across the Solent in response to concerns about a man armed with a knife in Newport yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday). It was at around 12:20 that the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service alerted Police to concerns for ...

A duo of bands, celebrating anniversaries in 2025, are playing a concert in aid of Corf Scout Campsite at Newport Minster this weekend (Saturday 29th March).   Wight Diamonds, who celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2025 will be joined by ...

Red Funnel is extending its Winter timetable until next Friday (4th April) due to delays in returning Red Eagle to service. As Red Eagle was leaving dry dock in Falmouth, further works were identified as needing to be carried out. ...

Gary Marshall finished in 2nd place in his age category in the British Trail Championships which will see him selected to represent England later in the year. After running a personal best in the Fleet Half Marathon a week ago, ...