CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
The Isle of Wight Council has been slammed for the way it announced, and then consequently reversed, a decision to close 4 primary schools. As previously reported by Island Echo, the authority announced its intention to consult on the future of...
Read moreDetailsDemand for the Isle of Wight’s 111 service has increased by 38% in the last 5 years, new figures have revealed. The non-emergency telephone service has been based on the Island since 2012. Islanders can phone advisers and clinicians when...
Read moreDetailsA former Isle of Wight primary school building will be put up for sale in the coming days, but a community effort has unveiled its bid to save it for the town. The Isle of Wight Council has agreed to...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight nursery has been branded with an ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating after inspectors said there were ‘significant weaknesses’ in safeguarding, which ‘compromised children’s well-being’. YMCA Nursery Newport, has, however, disputed the report and said it lodged a complaint...
Read moreDetailsAn affordable housing development could be a step closer on the Isle of Wight – on the site of a former primary school. It comes as the Isle of Wight Council agreed to dispose of land at Berry Hill in Lake,...
Read moreDetailsAfter major changes at an Isle of Wight primary school — including a move to another village — it has maintained its ‘good’ Ofsted rating. It is the first inspection of Freshwater and Yarmouth C of E School by the...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight lifeboat station is improving its facilities, which would help it launch the life-saving service easier and quicker. New plans have been unveiled which could see a range of extensions and partial demolition at Freshwater Independent Lifeboat...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council has had to fork out more than £1,000 and apologise to an Island woman over a planning error. The planning department failed to consider the privacy of neighbours in a development, which converted a chapel...
Read moreDetailsControversial proposals which could have led to the closure of 4 Isle of Wight primary schools have been pulled in a massive Council U-turn. Following backlash and a petition to save St Mary's Primary in Ryde, the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsThe new owners of an Isle of Wight hotel, which is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment, have unveiled details about its proposed new spa. The Albion Hotel, in Freshwater Bay, has been bought by Surrey-based A2K Leisure which is looking...
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