‘WE DESERVE BETTER’ – ANGER AS ISLAND’S MAYORAL ELECTION DELAY CONFIRMED
Political leaders on the Isle of Wight have reacted with dismay and disappointment to confirmation that Hampshire and Solent mayoral...
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN COUNCILLORS DECLARE NO CONFIDENCE IN SOUTHERN WATER
Sandown Town Council say concerns over sewage discharges and water quality, persistent odour problems and questions over the proposed wastewater...
Read moreDetails30 RURAL CRIMES REPORTED ON ISLE OF WIGHT INCLUDING DEADLY DOG ATTACKS
Around 30 rural and wildlife-related crimes have been reported across the Isle of Wight since the beginning of 2026.
Read moreDetails‘I REGRET EVERYTHING’ SAYS RYDE MAN WHO KICKED POLICE OFFICER IN GENITALS
A Ryde man who assaulted a Police officer who was trying to stop him from self-harming "regrets everything he did",...
Read moreDetails20 PRIZES UP FOR GRABS AS ISLAND ECHO AND LUCCOMBE HALL LAUNCH WINTER GIVEAWAY
The award-winning Luccombe Hall has teamed up with Island Echo to give away 20 fantastic prizes this winter, including 4...
Read moreDetailsONE CLEANSE OR TWO? SALLY HELPS YOU GET TO GRIPS WITH SKINCARE BASICS
Island Echo welcomes Sally Sykes, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and founder of Cala Medical Aesthetics in Newport, as a new...
Read moreDetailsOVER ÂŁ711,000 RAISED FROM RESIDENTS’ PARKING PERMITS ON ISLE OF WIGHT
The cost of a first on-street residential permit has increased by ÂŁ32 since the scheme was introduced 23 years ago...
Read moreDetailsFINAL CHANCE TO NOMINATE ISLE OF WIGHT SPORTING HEROES FOR 2026 AWARDS
Islanders are being reminded that there is just a week left to nominate their sporting heroes for the 2026 Isle...
Read moreDetailsINDEPENDENT ‘SCRUTINY’ BOARD TO CHALLENGE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL ON SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
The board will scrutinise the Isle of Wight Council's progress on improving services, identifying risks and ensuring that planned changes...
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FINAL CHANCE TO NOMINATE ISLE OF WIGHT SPORTING HEROES FOR 2026 AWARDS
Islanders are being reminded that there is just a week left to nominate their sporting heroes for the 2026 Isle...
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