Plans to demolish an Isle of Wight hotel overlooking Sandown Bay are back on the table again. Sandown Manor Hotel, on Yaverland Road, could be knocked down and turned into 4 houses under new plans as the business becomes increasingly...

Buses will start running later in rural parts of the Isle of Wight from tomorrow (Sunday), as extra services are added by operator Southern Vectis thanks to cash from central government. As previously reported by Island Echo, there will be...

Plans are being lodged by Cellnex UK, on behalf of EE and Three, to install upgraded telecommunications equipment on top of Shanklin Theatre. At the moment 5G coverage is not available in Shanklin for those on Three and only partially...

An Isle of Wight Primary School is still ‘good’ in the eyes of Ofsted, following an inspection earlier this year. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, in Carisbrooke, was visited by the education watchdog before the school broke up...

Plans to extend an Isle of Wight housing estate will be debated by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council on Monday (2nd October). As previously reported by Island Echo, Gallantgreen is proposing 20 houses - with the potential for 100s more...

Plans to change a Grade II listed cottage in one of the Isle of Wight’s ‘chocolate box’ villages have been slammed as ‘damaging’. The owners of Brookside Cottage in Calbourne’s famous Winkle Street are seeking permission to raise the roof,...

Inspectors have been busy over the Summer months rating Isle of Wight hotels, cafes and restaurants for their cleanliness - with some faring better than others... Each food-producing or storing business on the Island is inspected by environmental health officers...

The number of eco-lodges planned for the grounds of the Isle of Wight’s East Dene site have been slashed after the proposals sparked controversy. In an updated scheme, half the number are requested – just 8 – following concerns about...

After what Isle of Wight hospital bosses called 'a Summer which felt more like a winter', the NHS Trust’s new chief, Penny Emerit, says some ‘difficult decisions’ will have to be taken to reduce spending. The Isle of Wight NHS...

New images have been released of a proposed new restaurant at Lane End in Bembridge on the site of what has been dubbed a ‘half-built eyesore’. As previously reported by Island Echo, Seaview’s Old Fort owners are planning to open...