Red Funnel's hi-speed passenger service between West Cowes and Southampton is now running to an expanded timetable, alongside the reinstatement of the Quayconnect bus service after almost a year. The return to through-day coverage, offering customers 12 Hi-Speed departures from...

The Princess Royal has paid a visit to the Isle of Wight today (Wednesday), just days ahead of the funeral of her father, The Duke of Edinburgh. Her Royal Highness Princess Anne landed by helicopter in Cowes at around 11:00...

Sainsbury’s is taking the precautionary action of recalling its Taste the Difference Medjool dates because they might be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The recall, issued last night (Tuesday), relates to the supermarket's Medjool dates with any best before date. Taste...

5G came to life in 2016; however, developing and integrating generational mobile broadband takes time. The high-speed internet service is the successor to 4G and started being deployed by major mobile providers in 2019. Since then, it has taken on...

According to research, the average full-time male employee works about 8.4 hours a day, while the female one works 7.9 hours per day during the workweek. If we add the hours spent sleeping and the ones it transit, it becomes...

Don't Drill The Wight is writing to all the declared candidates for the upcoming May council elections emphasising the urgent need to protect the environment and reduce our carbon footprint. The elections this May provide a crucial opportunity for a...

A man in his 30s suffered a head injury following an assault in Seaview late last night (Tuesday). Police say that the incident took place at Priory Bay Hotel - between Seaview and St Helens - sometime between 22:00 and...

Southern Vectis will observe the national silence due to take place on Saturday 17th April. The local bus operator’s drivers will pull over at 15:00 for a minute’s silence to mark the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of...

It goes without saying that there has never been a better time to be an online casino fan. As online casinos have become increasingly popular users have become spoiled for choice when it comes time to choose a platform to...

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape, false imprisonment and ABH following an incident in Sandown last night, which saw Armed Police deployed on the streets. As first reported by Island Echo, Armed Police responded to the...