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The elderly cat has has found a home after a 4-week boarding stint...

The paediatric team at St Mary’s Hospital welcomed 13-year-old Fred Hall last week, as he presented the team with a cheque for £3,000 after completing a sponsored bike ride.

A colourful new annual fundraiser is set to take place at Lakeside Hotel this March in support of Mountbatten and the Dementia UK Admiral Nurses (IW) Appeal.

Residents at Orchard House Care Home recently came together to celebrate the Chinese New Year, welcoming the Year of the Horse with a creative and joyful afternoon.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Public Health team has launched a new programme of Strength and Balance Classes designed to help older adults stay active, steady on their feet, and independent for longer.

A journey through the heyday of nightclubbing on the Isle of Wight is set to take place later this week (Thursday) as St Helens Historical Society hosts a special public talk by Island Echo's heritage and sports reporter, Warren Whitmore.

The Isle of Wight College celebrated the success, dedication and talent of apprentices and employers across the Island at its annual Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony, earlier this week. 

Residents, relatives and friends came together for a truly heart-warming Valentine’s Day celebration at Orchard House Care Home on the Isle of Wight, creating a magical afternoon filled with love, laughter and live music.

A vital ATM has been reinstated in Shalfleet, restoring a service which many in its rural community 'rely on every day'.

Binstead Primary School welcomed a familiar face recently when the chair of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Ian Dore, returned to his old school to speak with Year 4 pupils about climate change.