Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Glorious weather welcomed thousands of fundraisers yesterday (Sunday) as they took part in the 35th anniversary of Walk the Wight in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight. Outgoing Mountbatten CEO Nigel Hartley, who was handed the President's Award at the ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is investing a further £735,000 into 2 interventions that are successfully tackling reoffending and breaking the cycle of crime. Project CARA and JUNO are interventions that can be used as part of a ...

A crash at the height of rush hour has led to the closure of one of the main roads into Newport this morning (Monday). Police, paramedics and fire crews are currently on scene at Long Lane, which has been closed ...

The runner-up in the Lake North Isle of Wight Council by-election has poured cold water over accusations of bitterness. The Conservatives’ Adrian Whittaker said he was neither bitter nor twisted and that his defeat to Reform's Councillor David Maclean has ...

Medina Foodservice is reportedly looking to make a number of staff redundant, just ahead of the busy Summer season. Island Echo has received reports that as many as 8 roles are being cut at the food distribution business, which operates ...

As Gradiant expands across a water-stressed globe, CEO Anurag Bajpayee frames sustainable water treatment not just as a business strategy—but as a moral and environmental imperative. In a sector often overshadowed by energy or transportation, Anurag Bajpayee is betting that ...

A teenager located on the clifftop at Yaverland has been led to safety by paramedics tonight (Sunday). It was shortly before 20:20 that the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to concerns for the welfare of an individual - thought ...

A Cowes woman has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for unlawfully using a disabled person's blue badge while parked in Kent. Paula MacLachlan, 58, of Baring Road, was found guilty of the offence, in her absence, at Bromley ...

Firefighters have tackled a small fire in the woods at East Cowes Esplanade - thought to have been set by youths. 1 appliance from Newport was mobilised to the seafront at around 18:50 this evening (Sunday) after members of the ...

With a career spanning decades and a catalogue of hits, Welsh rock band Stereophonics are ready to bring their signature sound back to Seaclose next month. Welsh rock band, Stereophonics, previously graced the Seaclose Park stage in 2004, 2009 and ...