The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (8th December 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13242 £100.00 15502 £100.00 16300 £100.00 15550 £100.00 14826 £100.00 12867 £100.00 17530 £100.00 14836 £100.00 5587 £100.00 15246 £100.00 8492

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. Comments on the applications...

Steps leading down to the beach at Alum Bay have been closed due to unsafe conditions, amid fears of further coastal erosion. The closure by the Isle of Wight Council has come into effect immediately. Back in March 2023, the...

 A crash on the main Newport - Yarmouth road is causing delays this evening (Thursday). Police, fire and paramedics are on scene on the A3054 just past Pound Lane where a 2-vehicle road traffic collision has occurred . Island Echo...

A young farmer from the Isle of Wight Young Farmers Club (YFC) has been named as a NFU South representative on the NFU’s new Student & Young Farmer Ambassadors 2024 cohort.  Sian Grove, 26, is a first-generation, part-time shepherdess. Despite...

Cowes Men’s Shed and the UK Men’s Sheds Association are encouraging more men to come forward to their local Shed to share their skills, enjoy a cuppa, and make new friends. In research commissioned by the UK Men’s Sheds Association,...

Officers from the South Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) held a Crime Prevention day at The Broadway Centre offering advice and help with Scams, Fraud & staying safe online, joined by local councillors and users of Sandown's Broadway Centre. The...

Urgent repair works have blocked part of Newport High Street today (Thursday). Engineers from Southern Water are on-site completing works in the middle of the carriageway between the junction’s of Holyrood Street and Quay Street. As a result of the...

A fault on a train on the Island Line has resulted in all services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin being suspended this morning (Thursday). South Western Railway says the faulty train is blocking the carriageway at some point along...

Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have forced the cancellation of Hovertravel services this morning (Thursday). All purchased tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's FastCat service. A further update is expected in due course. There is currently a yellow weather...