Hopes that modular homes would be built to help the Isle of Wight’s housing crisis have fallen by the wayside without a single 1 delivered. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Isle of Wight Council approved a project to...

1,000 ‘unsafe’ vapes have been seized and warnings issued for underage vape selling on the Isle of Wight. Acting on intelligence, the Isle of Wight Council has taken enforcement action against local businesses selling vapes to underage children, as well...

Calls have been made to ‘get on’ with the Island’s crucial planning document as it has stalled again - after Councillors waited months for Government guidance which still hasn’t materialised. The Draft Island Planning Strategy (DIPS) has been in the...

An Isle of Wight train station - built in the mid-1800s - could be getting modern upgrades. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to install train time displays and an audio announcement system, at the Grade...

From pictures to nuggets - an empty building in the town centre of Newport could be brought back to life as a chicken shop. As previously reported by Island Echo, the former Island Photo Centre shop closed its doors on...

Despite calls to form a cross-party cabinet - and a pledge to work together - the new leader of the Isle of Wight Council has announced a reshuffle…with no one from outside his own group. Councillor Phil Jordan took the...

A former Isle of Wight High Street plumbing supplies shop will become flats according to planning documents. After nearly 3 years, the Isle of Wight Council has approved plans to turn the ex-City Plumbing Store, on Ryde High Street, into...

An Isle of Wight coffee company’s plans are reaching boiling point as it looks to invest in its future at Newport Harbour, creating a visitor centre ‘destination’. It comes as the Isle of Wight Council approves the Isle of Wight...

A new bike hub has been given the go-ahead near a popular Isle of Wight cycle route, which will also provide parking for the ever-popular Pedallers cafe. As previously reported by Island Echo, plans for the hub were submitted last year...

The Isle of Wight Council has some of the most expensive parking charges compared to nearby mainland local authorities but, despite this, the Council still may not make as much money as it hoped this year. Parking charges rose again...