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A popular splash park on Ryde Esplanade remains locked and it's doubtful whether it will reopen at all this summer, with the park's entire future uncertain, Island Echo can reveal. It's understood that Waterside Community Trust, which runs the Isaac...

Former Isle of Wight man Robert Howart Duncan, who sexually abused 2 children, has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Duncan, of Chapel Walk in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex but previously of Gurnard, near Cowes, first appeared at the...

An Isle of Wight man who says he was wrongfully accused of raping a number of women has walked free from court today (Monday) as a result of the case against him being dismissed, with the Crown Prosecution Service dropping...

Mark Coventry An Isle of Wight farmer has highlighted the disadvantages of introducing new species to the Isle of Wight. Mark Coventry, who has a degree in zoology and has previously worked for Nature England, farms Lower Luton Farm near...

The Isle of Wight Council is dealing with the aftermath of a major data breach after the personal details of 90 Isle of Wight children - including their addresses, gender status and details about special educational needs - were accidentally...

Ukrainian children arrive in Lodz, Poland Kate Scott, landlady of The Railway in Newport, describes the mood in Poland as hundreds of thousands of refugees flee Ukraine. Kate had decided to travel to Lodz in Poland with her husband, Duncan,...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to spend £142,000 on installing digital signs to warn motorists when the Cowes Floating Bridge is out of action. Motorists are currently alerted to the frequent suspension of the Floating Bridge by means...

Concerns about the safety of the public and volunteers have led to a number of local authorities writing a damning letter to Suicide Prevention & Intervention IOW (SPIIOW), effectively telling the charity to stop their interference - which has resulted...

St Mary’s Primary School pupil Teddy Gregory recently travelled to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium to meet England and Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka. Last Summer, then 7-year-old Teddy wrote to Bukayo to commiserate with him on missing a penalty in the final...

Police are working alongside fire service colleagues to investigate the cause of a suspicious bungalow fire in Shanklin overnight - a property connected to well-known local criminal, Ben Entwistle. As first reported by Island Echo, Hampshire & Isle of Wight...