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...

Those heading in and out of the village of St Helens face a lengthy diversion from the start of next month as Island Roads look set to close Carpenters Road for a period of 4 weeks. Work on a small...

HM Coastguard and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are carrying out the rescue of an individual at St Boniface Down in Ventnor this evening (Thursday). Emergency teams, including Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and a local co-responder, are...

Police are appealing for information after a 20-year-old man was robbed whilst walking along Tennyson Road in Freshwater on Saturday (24th August). The man reported that 3 boys approached him sometime between 17:30 and 17:35 before making demands for him...

The Isle of Wight Hockey Club has signed a new sponsorship deal with DineWight, funding a fresh new website to boost online awareness for the thriving sports club. The new website (www.iowhc.co.uk) provides a slick user experience, making the site...

For the fourth year, all members of Crossfit Incursion will be taking on 40,000 'burpees' in an effort to raise vital funds for the Isle of Wight's Mountbatten Hospice. Camilla Barton and Nolan Hermans (Co-owners and trainers of Crossfit Incursion)...

Newport and Carisbrooke Parish Council has organised a public meeting to discuss the Island Planning Strategy Review under which it is proposed to build extra 3,695 houses in Newport and Carisbrooke over the next 15 years. Some 38% of the...

Police on the Isle of Wight are on the lookout for a Ford Focus that was stolen from outside a property near Newport overnight. The dark blue car, registration plate DL56 PAM, was taken from Noke Common - situated off...

What do West End stars do on their Sunday off? Well in the case of Earl Carpenter, who has played Javert in Les Miserables around 2,000 times, he is coming back to his beloved Isle of Wight to perform his...

2 Isle of Wight businesses have come forward to support the Medina Marching Band after the community group fell victim to theft earlier this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, £250 worth of drum sticks were stolen from the...