Conditions of private roads across the Isle of Wight are beginning to cause health and safety concerns for waste collection staff, with households told to make urgent improvements. The Isle of Wight Council and Amey have written to residents of...

More Police patrols and the introduction of COVID marshals could be the results of new funding to ensure compliance with restrictions. The surge fund from Government, as previously reported by Island Echo, has provided £75,624 to the Isle of Wight...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is seeking to build and support projects that improve green spaces across the Isle of Wight. Green spaces are good for wildlife, but they are also vital to our own health and...

Plans to build new homes on greenfield land at Newport Harbour have been reconsidered by the Isle of Wight Council. In deciding against building houses at the entrance to Seaclose Park, off Fairlee Road, the authority said it had taken...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (9th October 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 9750 £100.00 2707 £100.00 14391 £100.00 11170 £100.00 14594 £100.00 11922 £100.00 3333 £100.00 8043 £100.00 13050 £100.00 13087 £100.00 15304

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 20/00038/HOU...

A number of students at the Isle of Wight College have been told to self isolate following a positive COVID-19 case within the college community. An email has been sent out tonight (Thursday) confirming the news, stating that a member...

Yarmouth's annual Guy Fawkes Night celebrations have been cancelled for 2020, it has been announced. Yarmouth Carnival Committee announced the unfortunate, but not surprising, news earlier on today (Thursday). The evening normally sees a Guy competition in the square, followed...

Is it worth spending money on cinema trips when you can now watch or download movies from home any day, any time? That is the question now being asked as cinemas close their doors up and down the country. Many...

Isle of Wight coach company IOW Tours has ceased trading as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been announced today (Thursday) that the company wound up operations yesterday. The pandemic has been squarely blamed for...