Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Enjoying a good casino game online is a pastime favoured by many citizens of the UK. There is a massive offer of iGaming platforms out there, so it can be a bit difficult to find your way around it if ...

Slingo is a blend of slot and Bingo-style mechanics designed for online gaming. In recent years, there has been a boom in popularity within the Slingo sections. With this in mind, we wanted to take a closer look at what ...

Private Peter Grundy, of Lower Highland Road in Ryde, was killed by an explosion in Forkhill, Northern Ireland on 16th December 1979 - 45 years ago today. Peter was born on the Isle of Wight in 1958 and enlisted in ...

A Cowes family has launched a fundraising campaign to help their compassionate, fun-loving 16-year-old son, who has been diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer. In October, Arlo Lambie started suffering minor headaches, but this quickly spiralled into hydrocephalus, ...

40 dachshunds attended a Christmas Pawty at Star Coffee and Ale House in Ryde last week, raising funds for Dachshund Rescue. There was a dachshund-related quiz, which was won by Julie Ann Turner. The best-dressed dachshund was won by the ...

A contentious bid to redevelop a house in Bonchurch has been appealed following an Isle of Wight Council refusal earlier this year. Hendrik Sabert has lodged an appeal over a rejected application to renovate, extend and install roof-top solar panels ...

There is yet more bad news for Red Funnel customers as the hi-speed Red Jet service will be operating a revised timetable for the next 2 days, at one of the busiest times of the year. A lack of available ...

Joe Robertson MP has revealed the winners of his East Wight School Christmas Card Competition. Following stiff competition and many brilliant entries from primary schools across East Wight, 4 winners were chosen. These were... Charlie Evans, aged 9, from Wroxall ...

Next year will see the 50th Isle of Wight Sports Achievement Awards and the special event in March will have a new main sponsor. WRS Systems have come on board as the platinum sponsor of the event at Medina Theatre, ...

The Little Red Riding Hood pantomime, performed by an enthusiastic group of local amateur actors, delighted full houses across 3 evenings - and an afternoon matinee - last week. This interactive, music-filled production was a shining example of the Island’s ...