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Island Roads have issued an appeal to landowners to help keep roads safe by preventing floodwater trees and other debris falling onto the highway over the autumn. Each year, over the autumn and winter period, Island Roads faces a large...
Read moreDetailsWork to modernise and expand Morrisons supermarket in Lake is well underway. Plans to develop the site off Newport Road were lodged with the Isle of Wight Council at the very end of 2017. Now, 9 months later, work to...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: A car has crashed through a set of railings and gone over a cliff edge in Ventnor this evening (Tuesday), prompting a major emergency response. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard, Police and the Isle...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight's most popular baby names are Charlie and Amelia, according to the Office for National Statistics. In 2017, a total of 15 baby boys were given the name Charlie whilst 12 baby girls were named Amelia. It...
Read moreDetailsShoppers at Central Convenience in the heart of Ventnor may soon find the doors firmly shut amid unconfirmed reports that the store could be closing for good. According to Island Echo sources, the former Spar store on Victoria Street is...
Read moreDetailsStunning aerial videography captured in the skies above the Isle of Wight has revealed a side to the Island that many may never have seen before. Pete Heather of PH Imagery has released a short film entitled 'HoMe', which tells...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Emergency services are responding to a road traffic collision between a car and a pedestrian at Ningwood this evening (Tuesday). The incident has occurred outside The Horse and Groom pub on the A3054 Ningwood Hill between Shalfleet and Yarmouth....
Read moreDetailsThe former home of Waltzing Waters at Westridge in Ryde could become the Isle of Wight's new record office. The Isle of Wight Council is exploring options for converting the now-empty space into a centralised record office and archive, which...
Read moreDetailsWork to improve noise levels on and around the Cowes Floating Bridge has had an instant impact, according to the Isle of Wight Council. A rubber ‘shoe’ and a mesh mat have been installed on the Cowes side of the...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Paramedics and Police are dealing with a single vehicle crash on Bowcombe Road on the outskirts of Carisbrooke this afternoon (Tuesday). It is understood a car has overturned on the fast stretch of road outside Rowborough Barn between Carisbrooke...
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