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It will be eyes to the skies this weekend (20th/21st July) as many different types of fixed-wing aircraft compete in The Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association handicap races out of [...]

The UK’s longest-running music festival Isle of Wight Festival is the UK’s longest-running music festival, and remains one of the most popular in Europe. Each year it brings around [...]

Looking for a day out with the kids on the Isle of Wight? It’s sometimes difficult to come up with fresh ideas to keep all of the family amused… Island Echo’s guide highlights destinations and [...]

The Isle of Wight will see temperatures of 22c this Bank Holiday weekend, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. Long sunny spells will be experienced across the Island as thousands of [...]

A brand new £500,000 dinosaur-themed adventure golf course has opened in Sandown today (Wednesday) as part of the major investment being made at Sandham Gardens. ‘Dino Islands’ takes players on a [...]

£99,000 has been granted by the Government towards an £840,000 project to create a micro brewery, micro museum, café, gallery and shops on the High Street in Sandown. Innovative businesses, [...]

The Isle of Wight’s Sandown Bay has been awarded ‘Best British Beach’ and Bembridge has been crowned ‘Best Village’ in the nationwide Countryfile awards. The online poll – run by the popular [...]

9 FABULOUS FAMILY ACTIVITIES AT THE LONDON CAPITAL & FINANCE OSBORNE HORSE TRIALS Something new is coming to the Isle of Wight, bringing with it fun for all the family. On Wednesday 25th [...]

SPECTRES of Britain’s world class rocket programme still haunt the cliffs of the Isle of Wight – where the ruins of our pioneering space research station endure as a permanent reminder of what [...]

  It is exactly 3 months since Wightlink’s new environmentally friendly hybrid energy flagship Victoria of Wight was launched to cheers and applause from staff and shipyard workers at Cemre. [...]