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ROBIN HILL BOSS SPEAKS OUT AMID PUBLIC CALLS TO SAVE BELOVED DOWNEND PUB
The boss of Robin Hill has addressed rays of public hope amid the potential closure of a much-loved Downend pub, the Hare and Hounds.
Read moreDetailsSHOCK CONSULTATION SETS ABOUT POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF HARE AND HOUNDS
Greene King has announced the potential closure of an iconic Isle of Wight pub...
Read moreDetailsTHERAPIST ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL DISCUSSIONS WITH 15-YEAR-OLD PATIENT
A children's therapist is being investigated after a 15-year-old child was left distressed after the qualified individual allegedly discussed intimate masturbation habits during therapy sessions.
Read moreDetailsINSIDE NEW AIR AMBULANCE BASE SET TO SLASH ISLE OF WIGHT RESPONSE TIMES
Island Echo recently went behind-the-scenes at the new Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance base, as the life-saving charity prepares to move into its long-awaited ‘forever home’.
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN STREET CLEANING LEGEND PRAISED FOR DECADES OF HARD WORK
Come with us to understand the man behind the legend: pro street-cleaner, heavy-metal fanatic and Sandown icon, Kenny.
Read moreDetailsFULLY ELECTRIC FERRY PLANS SHELVED BUT WIGHTLINK EYES NEW £45MILLION HYBRID FERRY
Wightlink looks set to order a new £45million hybrid ferry for its Portsmouth-Fishbourne route within the next 12 months, if the numbers add up.
Read moreDetailsSHOCK ARREST OF SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL CHAT WITH STUDENT
BREAKING: A staff member at an Isle of Wight secondary school has been arrested on suspicion of sexually communicating with a student.
Read moreDetailsBREAST CANCER SURVIVOR OPENS SUPPORTIVE THRIFT SHOP AND COFFEE SPACE IN RYDE
A new community shop in Ryde is offering support, conversation and a welcoming space for those affected by breast cancer - founded by a local woman who has battled the disease twice herself. Samantha Densham, from Ryde, was diagnosed with...
Read moreDetailsRYDE BUSINESSES FEAR ‘DEATH OF UNION STREET’ AS PARKING CHARGES PROPOSED
Businesses in the heart of Ryde are concerned for their future as the Isle of Wight Council sets out a controversial proposition to introduce parking charges on Ryde's Union Street.
Read moreDetails‘WILL WE EVER GET HOME?’ – COUPLE’S NIGHTMARE CONTINUES AS BRADING HOME FLOODS AGAIN
Michael and Christine Cooper have spent the last 3 years in hotels, unable to return to their flood-damaged home...
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