Island Roads is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council to help temporarily save a 26-metre section of the Military Road at Brook - some 2 years after plans were originally touted.  The scheme aims to reinforce and protect...

The Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has relaunched its annual drink and drug driving enforcement campaign, Operation Holly. Running across the whole month of December, officers will be increasing patrols and enforcement activity...

Vivarail CEO Adrian Shooter talking to Island Echo in 2017 Vivarail, the company that created all of the new Island Line trains, launched just a year ago, has announced that they are to go into administration. The company, based in...

Celebrating its 10th year, the St Helens annual Village of Angels Event got underway with a Christmas Fayre and the lighting of the Village Christmas Tree last weekend. Originally the idea of local artist Leigh Jackman, in the last few...

Cowes Enterprise College was delighted to host colleagues from across the maritime and education sectors to showcase the academy’s award-winning Maritime Futures curriculum recently. Delegates at the showcase included staff from other schools and academies including Laxdale Primary School, London...

Looking for something a bit different to give family and friends this Christmas? How about sponsoring a seagrass seed pod from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust? Seagrass meadows are biodiversity hotspots for a wide range of marine wildlife,...

1 in 4 small firms has said they may have to close, downsize or restructure if energy bills relief ends in April next year, a new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed. Small firms’ survival during...

Royal Mail workers striking back in August 2022 Here's a list of all the Royal Mail strikes that are taking place in December, causing chaos up and down the country in the run-up to Christmas. For many who work a...

Binstead resident and landowner Matt Legge, has recently engaged in some heavy-duty land maintenance to help prevent future flooding. The spring-fed watercourse that passes through his land has been cleaned with banks cleared and debris/leaf litter removed. All these factors can contribute...

The Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon, planted a tree in the grounds of The Isle of Wight College as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) initiative earlier this week (21st November). The tree is a...