Isle of Wight restaurants, takeaways and cafes are among the businesses which have been visited by food hygiene inspectors since Christmas. The Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health officers have been visiting businesses to see if they are meeting the...

Ryde Town Council will charge its residents around £10 more a year from April, it has been announced. On Monday night (5th February), the authority agreed to increase the amount of council tax it gets from residents by 7.4%. It...

An eye-catching mural, celebrating the Isle of Wight’s historical industrial innovations and iconic wildlife, could be added to the side of the Columbine Building in East Cowes. Plans have been unveiled for a 2-part mural to be painted onto the...

Just 2 months after being slammed for poor hygiene standards, a Chinese takeaway in Lake has managed to turn things around and secure a 5-star food hygiene rating. Ko-Sing, on Sandown Road in Lake, was re-inspected by Isle of Wight...

A ‘proactive’ programme has been approved to tackle a backlog of food hygiene inspections on the Isle of Wight. It comes after the issue was raised by the Isle of Wight Council’s internal auditor. The backlog included more than 200 food serving, making or...

An Isle of Wight manufacturer of oil spill solutions is looking to ramp up production at its East Cowes base — with the potential to create more jobs. Vikoma moved into its East Cowes home in 2010 where it makes...

The Isle of Wight Council has forked out more than £3,000 for taking too long to arrange help for a child. The boy’s mother complained to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) that without the provision of trained...

A meeting is on the cards for local residents to discuss the future of the Isle of Wight’s iconic Military Road. A gathering will take place at 16:00, at Seely Hall in Brook, on Sunday 11th February. It comes as...

Questions are once again being asked of the Coroner for the Isle of Wight, Caroline Sumeray, as the backlog of inquests waiting to be heard builds - but she has refused to provide answers. As reported by Island Echo back...

Plans for 4 residential lodges, which would have been built near an Isle of Wight cliff edge, have been shelved, for now. The plans for Shore Road in Bonchurch were submitted at the end of November — just days before...