When Covid-19 struck his household, 2-and-a-half-year-old Cockapoo Henry was not only man’s best friend but became a hero. Living with his parents Kerry Andrews, 49, a retail manager, and Paul Barrett, 47, an emergency vehicle operative for the Isle of...

88,906 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given out on the Isle of Wight, which equates to 74.24% of the Island’s 16+ population. According to the latest NHS data, 14,765 under 45s and 5,205 45 to 49-year-olds have...

Nearly 200 councillors have already been elected into town, parish and community councils on the Isle of Wight — as their seats have gone uncontested. In ward areas of the smaller local councils, a certain number of seats are available...

Oakfield Primary School in Ryde has continued to improve, despite the Covid pandemic, according to Ofsted inspectors. In a remote monitoring visit in early March, inspectors looked at the way the school had been coping during the pandemic and how...

Plans for a homeless recovery hostel in Sandown has been withdrawn — after neighbours fought against the proposals. Plans were submitted in February, by Two Saints, a not-for-profit service, to turn the former Hendre B and B, on Leed Street,...

Part of a former dairy farm in Wellow could host 16 new properties and provide land for the much-talked-about cycle path from Newport to the West Wight. The site for the homes at Lee Farm on Wellow’s Main Road would...

More than 300 comments have been left on a planning application to build holiday lodges on protected woodland in Bembridge. The applicant’s consultants have branded the ‘organised campaign’ against the plan, for 2x 1-bedroom lodges off Love Lane, ‘bordering on...

Health bosses on the Isle of Wight have been reflecting on the challenging year they have faced through the COVID-19 pandemic. Kathryn Taylor, head of nursing and part of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, can still vividly remember standing...

Dirty utensils, false safety checks, and a lack of Covid preventative measures – the full details of a 0 hygiene rating for the Lake Kebab House have been revealed. As previously reported by Island Echo, following an inspection over 2...

Fewer than 500 people were given the first dose of a Covid vaccine on the Isle of Wight last week. The emphasis, however, is shifting to inviting the next age group in for their first vaccinations — the over 45s....