Boots will close one of its stores in Sandown early next year, it has been confirmed. The small pharmacy at 107 High Street will shut permanently on Saturday 15th February 2020. A spokesperson for Boots UK has told Island Echo:...

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. New Applications Application...

A regional co-operative is rolling out a new brand of Island milk across its Isle of Wight convenience stores following a successful initial launch. Isle of Wight Milk was launched in three of Southern Co-op's stores at the end of...

Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival 2020 have gone on sale today (Friday) - but specially priced Islander tickets are selling out fast! Islander, Full Weekend, Day, Teen, Student and Child tickets are all available through local deals website...

A yellow weather warning for wind on Sunday has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. Today's warning states that a spell of very strong winds is likely to develop as we move through...

Red Funnel have been forced to suspend their hi-speed Red Jet service this morning (Friday) due to adverse weather conditions on the Solent. Strong winds mean that it is currently unsafe for the Red Jets to run between West Cowes...

The first weekend of Robin Hill’s long-awaited winter spectacular, POLAR, was a great success, according to those behind the magical event. The park saw hundreds of customers through its gates, all immersing themselves in the woodland world of winter magic....

A Ryde-based project that provides activities and opportunities for people with learning disabilities is the latest organisation to be supported by the Isle of Wight Foundation. The Phoenix Project has been awarded £16,000 by the foundation – the charitable trust...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (6th December 2019) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 15238 £100.00 15142 £100.00 11733 £100.00 14541 £100.00 14263 £100.00 1321 £100.00 11241 £100.00 3246 £100.00 8452 £100.00 8506 £100.00 1905

A mixture of staff sickness and adverse weather has led to the cancellation of sailings on Wightlink’s Fishbourne route and the Yarmouth route this morning (Friday).  The cross-Solent ferry operator says that due to sickness of an essential member of crew,...