Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The inaugural IW Amateur Theatre Awards Evening, held at Northwood House on 14th March, was a resounding success. Representatives of all theatre groups who welcomed IW Theatre judges to their 2024 shows gathered to celebrate the very best of the ...

Newport's Dress for Less is supporting the Island’s oldest working charity, Sight for Wight, as it celebrates 160 years this year. As part of the celebrations, Dress For Less is holding their first external fashion event this month (29th March) ...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Conservatives, Ed Blake, has uncovered further details about the closure of Bath Road in Ventnor - with claims that the Isle of Wight Council has only just submitted paperwork to the courts. Councillor Blake, ...

There are only days left to vote for Wildheart Animal Sanctuary's Zeb Fisher as the country's tourism superstar! Zeb has been shortlisted alongside 9 other finalists from across the UK in the VisitEngland Tourism Superstar 2025 competition. Now in its ...

Santander has announced the closure of 95 branches across the country, but it has been confirmed that the Isle of Wight will not be one of them. The rise of digital banking and changing customer habits have been blamed for ...

Islanders are being encouraged to continue buying loose fruit and vegetables to save money by reducing food waste and avoiding plastic waste, as part of WRAP'S Food Waste Action Week (17th - 23rd March). According to WRAP, fresh fruit and ...

The music of a former Sandown hotelier - 74-year-old David Cowles - has been signed up by major United States Reissuing Record Company, Light in the Attic. David first formed a song-writing partnership with Richard Haines in 1979, calling themselves ...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service for 10 days from the start of next week for its annual refit. It has been confirmed by the Isle of Wight Council that the East Cowes - Cowes service will ...

It has been revealed that the decision to close Blackwater Mill Care Home at the end of this month was made after yet another failed inspection carried out by the Care Quality Commission. Last month, Island Echo revealed that the ...

Small businesses grow into enterprises, and their security requirements change as a result. What worked well for a 10-person company will not be adequate as they scale to 100 or 1,000 employees. Just like the organization itself, security frameworks have ...