Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

Hedgehog Awareness Week returns from 4th-10th May with locals on the Isle of Wight and across the UK being urged to take simple steps to help protect one of Britain’s most loved but vulnerable creatures. Organised annually by The British ...

Police investigating a ram raid on a jet wash in Sandown are connecting the incident with 2 similar thefts - but no arrests have yet been made. It was shortly before 07:00 yesterday morning (Thursday) that a stolen Nissan Cabster ...

P.P. Arnold - who became London’s First Lady of Soul back in the 60s - will be performing at Strings in Newport on Friday 14th November, accompanied by her live band. The term 'well established' might be appropriate for some ...

Efforts to tackle stalking are being stepped up across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones leading the call for earlier recognition and support. The theme of this year's National Stalking Awareness Week (22nd-25th ...

A 23-year-old man has been released on bail following last night's incident in Ryde, which saw more than half a dozen Armed Police descend on a residential close. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at just gone 19:00 ...

More CCTV would make a 'big difference' in fighting local crime, an Isle of Wight police chief told councillors this week. Superintendent Robert Mitchell responded to a question from the leader of the Isle of Wight Conservatives, Councillor Ed Blake, ...

All 3 Isle of Wight ferry companies have reacted to this week's protest and top-level transport roundtable meeting. Wightlink, Red Funnel and Hovertravel have issued statements off the back of the Isle of Wight Ferries Roundtable, which was held at ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (25th April 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1836 £100.00 17786 £100.00 11320 £100.00 14531 £100.00 4498 £100.00 14801 £100.00 17917 £100.00 4558 £100.00 1816 £100.00 17802 £100.00 10910

Government inspectors have concluded that the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed housing target of 453 dwellings per year is not sound and must be increased to at least 703 dwellings annually, prompting questions about the future of the Island Planning ...

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 ...