The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.  They 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. Comments on the...

The driver of a Peugeot is being tended to by paramedics after smashing into a parked car and rolling their vehicle onto its side on Pan Estate in Newport tonight (Thursday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are...

The newly incorporated Isle of Wight Sea Pool Company has launched its new website and funding campaign this week, as well as artist impressions of how the tidal pool at Yaverland could look. The website www.isleofwightseapool.org.uk outlines, in detail, everything important...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised to those behind plans for a new solar farm near Wootton after the local authority's mistakes saw approved planning permission quashed. As previously reported by Island Echo, Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park Limited’s...

Islanders will once again gather at Newport War Memorial for a service of Remembrance this coming Remembrance Sunday, starting at 10:45.  His Majesty’s representative, Lord-Lieutenant Mrs Susie Sheldon, the Island's High Sheriff Graham Biss DL and council chair, Councillor Karl...

The casino industry has long been synonymous with wealth, excitement, and entertainment, drawing millions of visitors each year and generating billions in revenue. No matter how tough the times are, people always seem to have an insatiable hunger for gambling....

Yarmouth RNLI crews were tasked by HM Coastguard to the reports of a person in the water located west of Hurst Castle Spit being carried offshore after being unable to successfully recover back into their kayak. Just after 12:45 on...

There are just a few weeks left to enjoy a striking sci-fi-dominated art exhibition, featuring work by Island-based artist and Mountbatten Isle of Wight patient, Clive Redfern Burrows. The show features portraits of actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, as...

Calbourne-based IFPL has announced that it has secured an order from Finnair to install its Cobalt Spectrum LED mood lighting on the airline's Embraer fleet. The Cobalt Spectrum LED mood lighting system enhances the overall passenger experience by providing customisable...

The former Ladbrokes premises in Sandown was among the Isle of Wight lots to go under the hammer at the latest Clive Emson auction. Previously let at £17,000 per annum, a 2,300 sq ft commercial unit at 55 High Street,...