OPEN GARDENS IN ARRETON THIS MONTH TO RAISE MONEY FOR WORTHY CAUSES
5 gardens in Arreton will be open to raise money for Home-Start IOW and the Scouts on 30th July 2023 between 12:00 and 16:30. Teas will be at The Coach House next to the Old Vicarage and there will be...
Read moreDetailsBELGRAVE ROAD PROJECT IN VENTNOR WINS NATIONAL AWARD
The scheme to stabilise, re-build and re-open Belgrave Road in Ventnor has won a national award. The project, completed late last year, has been named Best UK Geotechnical Project will a value of between £1million and £3million at the 2023...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE URGE THE PUBLIC ONLY TO USE 999 FOR GENUINE EMERGENCIES
Who would you call if you needed a morning wake up call for your court appearance? Or if you saw a deer outside your house? For some residents of Hampshire and the Isle Wight the answer was to call police...
Read moreDetailsPOPULAR PUB FORCED TO LIMIT CUSTOMER NUMBERS DUE TO ‘EXTORTIONATE FERRY FEES’
Sandown Cliffs Cookhouse & Pub has been forced to close online bookings due to major problems with equipment and mechanics in the restaurant, with blame put on 'extortionate ferry fees' for the delay in resolving the issues. In a statement...
Read moreDetailsNEW TENANT AT BROWNS GOLF COURSE REVEALED AHEAD OF RE-OPENING
Visitors to Sandown will soon be able to enjoy a round of golf at the much-loved Browns Golf Course. New tenant, Paul Saville, will tee-off a new chapter in the long history of the iconic family attraction when he reopens...
Read moreDetailsBY-ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED FOR DISGRACED COUNCILLOR’S VACANT SEAT
The Isle of Wight Council has announced the date of the by-election to replace convicted rapist Daryll Pitcher in the Wootton Bridge Electoral Division. As previously reported by Island Echo, Pitcher finally resigned from the Isle of Wight Council last week,...
Read moreDetailsGREENS SLAM NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE AS ‘DISRUPTIVE, DISTRACTING AND DISHONOURABLE’
Vix Lowthian and Cameron Palin, Co-Chairs of the Isle of Wight Green Party, have penned an open letter to Councillor Jarman and the 'Empowering Islanders' group, labelling their vote of no-confidence in Council leader Lora Peacey-Wilcox as 'disruptive, distracting and...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR MAN JAILED FOR 15 YEARS FOR RAPING AND SEXUALLY ABUSING A CHILD
47-year-old Adam Buckenham, of York Road in Ventnor, has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged between 12 and 18. The sentence was issued following a trial that began at Winchester Crown...
Read moreDetailsBRAVE ISLAND TRIO TO SKYDIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AIR AMBULANCE
Ellie West is doing a sponsored skydive with her brother and friend in order to raise money for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. This is in memory of Ellie's late father-in-law, Mike West,who sadly passed away in...
Read moreDetailsINSPIRATIONAL CAREERS PROGRAMME OPENS STUDENTS’ EYES AT BARTON PRIMARY
Year 6 students from Barton and Godshill Primary Schools enjoyed a fascinating afternoon learning about career possibilities and the world of work on Friday (14th July). It forms part of the 'Start Small, Dream Big' careers programme which is delivered...
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