Local Community News

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice (EMH) were pleased to welcome Darth Vader and two Storm Troopers to present a cheque for £1000 to members of the Hospice clinical team last Saturday. Throughout the year The Vectis Remnant promotes the Star Wars...

The Isle of Wight Council is to launch a consultation on plans to change the structure of the Island’s children’s centres to incorporate a wider range of family support services. The council’s Cabinet approved plans to launch a consultation into...

A wide-ranging consultation is to be undertaken into the future of the Isle of Wight’s Music Education Hub. A meeting of the council’s Cabinet approved the consultation after hearing that the Department for Education’s (DfE) grant to the hub would...

Motorists attending a popular show at Medina Theatre on Wednesday evening, left with no option to park on grass verges and other areas, have hit out after jobsworth traffic wardens ticketed vehicles with a £35 fine. The sold-out hairdressing show,...

A long lease has been signed for the West Wight Safer Neighbourhoods Team to relocate from the existing Yarmouth Police Station to the nearby Yarmouth Harbour Office this Summer in a cost-cutting move, it has been announced.  The move falls in line...

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has two Commissioners reaching the end of their second term of office this May, and consequently a recruitment process is underway to seek replacements. Cowes Harbour is a Trust Port and the statutory harbour authority for...

An E-Fit has been released of a man Police would like to speak to in connection to a burglary in Newport last month. The incident took place at an address in St Johns Road, Newport on Tuesday 18th February when...

UPDATED: The Met Office have issued a weather warning for fog overnight and into tomorrow morning (Thursday). The yellow 'be aware' warning, in force between 02:00 and 10:15, is warning motorists in particular that visibility will be reduced down to...

Red Funnel Ferries has announced reduced cross-Solent passenger rates to help job seekers attend interviews, and help for those who find work on the mainland. In a partnership with Jobcentre Plus, Red Funnel is offering reduced rates for the registered...

The Co-Operative have this week submitted plans to the Isle of Wight Council to transform a car garage into a convenience store, as previously mentioned by Island Echo. The planning application states that part of the existing building - formally...