Newport IW convincingly beat AFC Aldermaston at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday) to go 6th in Wessex Division 1. The game began with a presentation to Newport co-manager Joe Butcher to ...

27 Isle of Wight football teams – 10 in the Hampshire Trophy and 17 in the Hampshire Vase – will compete in cup competitions this afternoon (Saturday). In Harwoods Division 1, 5 teams ...

The Hurricanes put 11 tries past the Trojans at the Fairway last Saturday (26th October). It didn’t take long for the hosts to get the opening score of the game and begin to rectify some of the ...

An Isle of Wight tanning business is celebrating the opening of its second salon, opening the doors on Ryde High Street. Total Tanning has been a stalwart of Newport’s St James’ Street for ...

A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary here on the Isle of Wight. An alarming level of microplastic fragments ...

Maureen Sullivan is a regular contributor to Island Echo’s coverage of the Arts on the Isle of Wight. Maureen has been actively involved in the Island’s amateur dramatics scene for several ...

Some of the quickest rally drivers in the country feature on the seeded entry list for this year’s Island Stages Rally, which takes place in less than a weeks’ time on Sunday 3rd November.

Ventnor – who travelled with just 16 players – put on an exceptional display in Hampshire Counties 3 at Overton on Saturday 26th October. After a stuttering performance against Romsey the ...

Chief Executive of Mountbatten, Nigel Hartley MBE, has announced he will retire in October 2025 after spending over a decade with the hospice organisation. Nigel joined Mountbatten in 2015, in the ...

‘Critical’ Ryde Railway Pier strengthening and refurbishment works are set to go ahead. Following an approved listed building consent application, Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd will carry ...

Cowes captain John McKie scored a 1st half hat trick in half-an-hour as the Yachtsmen put 5 goals past Laverstock & Ford this afternoon (Saturday). The Yachtsmen have now taken 13 points out of a ...

The NHS vaccination programme to protect vulnerable people in the South East from a potential ‘tripledemic’ of COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is off to a strong start.