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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Hair transplants are becoming more and more popular, even for Wightians. But finding out the actual hair transplant cost is not always as straightforward. While there’s only a few local ...

Anticipation is building for the Weaver Brothers Island Stages 2024, which will see rallying action return to the Isle of Wight in just 2 weeks time on Sunday 3rd November. In what is a ...

A public inquiry into a controversial, appealed planning application for a mixed use development at Fort Victoria near in Yarmouth is taking place this week. Hosted at County Hall, the inquiry ...

Isle of Wight, Ventnor and Sandown & Shanklin all swallowed the bitter taste defeat on Saturday (19th October). In Hampshire Counties 2, Isle of Wight suffered their heaviest home loss in several ...