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FURRY INTRUDER SENDS HOMEOWNER’S HEART RACING AFTER RANSACKING HOME ON VALENTINE’S DAY
It was a Valentine's Day night to remember for a homeowner in Ryde when she returned home to find a badger in her bedroom! Charlotte Glazier initially feared that she had been burgled when she discovered that her property had...
Read moreDetailsHEADLINERS APLENTY AS LINEUP DROPS FOR BLACKGANG’S THIRD SUNSET SESSIONS EVENT
A trio of headliners have been announced for the 3rd and final Sunset Sessions event in 2024 with Ellie Sax, Tall Paul, and Ultrabeat to take to the Blackgang cliff tops in September. After 2 hugely successful announcements to the...
Read moreDetails£3MILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT PLEDGED BY GOVERNMENT
The Isle of Wight will receive an additional £3million in central Government funding - on top of the £1million uplift already announced - in recognition of the Island's unique circumstances, Island Echo can exclusively reveal. It seems that the much-talked-about...
Read moreDetailsSEX OFFENDER IAN WILLETT ADMITS FURTHER BREACH OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
25-year-old convicted sex offender Ian Willett is back behind bars on remand after breaching the requirements of the sex offenders register - again. Willett, of Nelson Road in Newport, was arrested by plain-clothed officers in the Gunville area on Friday...
Read moreDetailsROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB IN RYDE CALLS IT A DAY AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS
After some 96 years, the doors to the Royal British Legion & Ex-Service Men's Club in Ryde have closed for the final time. The club - located on St James' Street in the heart of the town - has been...
Read moreDetails5-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR FORMER ISLANDER INVOLVED IN LARGE-SCALE CRYPTO SCAM
A former Isle of Wight man now living in Germany has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for his part in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam. Frank Robert Ricketts, 71, was handed a 5-year prison sentence at The Münster Regional...
Read moreDetailsTOP SPOT FOR GOLDCREST CLOSE IN LIGHT UP THE WIGHT COMPETITION
The mesmerising Christmas lights display at Goldcrest Close in Carisbrooke has been revealed as the winner of Light up the Wight 2023! Almost 1,500 votes were cast throughout December after Islanders ventured out in their cars - and on the...
Read moreDetailsLOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE LOST AS MARQUE PULLS OUT OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Car manufacturer Nissan has decided to pull out of the local car sales market, meaning the Isle of Wight will soon no longer have a Nissan dealership. It has been confirmed that Staddlestones in Ryde has been placed on notice...
Read moreDetailsCALLS FOR EAST COWES TOWN MAYOR TO RESIGN AFTER CON CLUB FRACAS
East Cowes residents are calling for Town Mayor Tracy Reardon to stand down after she drunkenly grabbed a man's beard and tried to steal his phone in an incident that unfolded at the local Conservative Club, Island Echo can exclusively...
Read moreDetailsTHEFT OF PARCELS BY POSTIE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ROYAL MAIL
Royal Mail has launched an investigation into the theft of parcels from its Newport delivery office, Island Echo can reveal. It's alleged that thousands of pounds worth of parcels have been stolen by an employee, which has prompted bosses to...
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