Lake Parish Council has confirmed the re-provision of the New Road Public Toilets, following public consultation and submission of an application to the Public Works Loan Board. It has also been announced that the Parish Council is taking forward the...

UKSA has announced it is launching an enhanced Superyacht Stewardess and Steward Course in response to the industry’s demand for entry level interior crew which boast a much higher level of expertise and qualifications. The new 5-week premium programme, designed...

Certas Energy has marked the opening of its new wet depot with an official launch event, showing its continued commitment to providing a local and reliable service to Isle of Wight residents and businesses. Certas Energy, the UK’s leading fuel...

Weathered and worn by decades of exposure to the elements, the slipway and seawall at Seaview are now shipshape thanks to repairs carried out by the Isle of Wight Council's coastal protection team. The slipway is well used by local...

The Day Lewis Pharmacy on Pyle Street in Newport is set to close just 5 months after it opened. As previously reported by Island Echo, the site was formerly a Lloyds Pharmacy but the store was closed shortly after the closure...

A fire in Wootton involving a tree and a nearby bungalow saw crews from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue service called to Wootton this afternoon (Tuesday). Crews from Newport and Ryde were called to a property on...

A 17-year-old runner from Newport set the pace at this year’s Nettlestone ‘RAT Race’ - the 1st time the event has been held since the pandemic. A massive 109 runners entered the event across 3 distances: a 5-mile course; a...

Isle of Wight marked their first home league game of the season in style with a blockbuster victory over Ventnor at Wootton Rec. A large crowd saw the home side dominate throughout with some scintillating rugby in evidence at times,...

Staff at Vecta House care home in Newport made a green-fingered resident’s dreams come true with a trip to the Chillerton Village Show this Summer. Right up until the age of 88, Harold, now resident at Vecta House, would tend...

This month's inaugural health and care careers festival was such a success that it could become an annual event. Organised by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, around 800 people attended the...