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It's been yet another turbulent week for cross-Solent travel, continuing the 8 weeks of chaos across all 3 operators - Red Funnel, Wightlink and Hovertravel. The past 2 months have been a massive headache for those travelling to and from...

CEO Keith Greenfield Wightlink have failed to answer challenging questions surrounding the St Clare certification blunder that resulted in significant delays for thousands of people on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Island Echo, Wightlink's St Clare ferry was pulled from...

Wightlink's St Clare car ferry was pulled from service on Friday not because it had broken down, but because it was discovered her certification had expired, Island Echo can reveal. Ferries started to back up on the Solent on Friday...

UPDATED: An Isle of Wight teenager is understood to be in a serious condition in Southampton General Hospital tonight (Wednesday) after allegedly consuming what has been described as a ‘rogue’ batch of drugs. At around 08:00 this morning the Isle...

Prison officers at HMP Isle of Wight have brought about a peaceful end to a volatile situation after 2 prisoners barricaded themselves inside a cell within the walls of Albany prison last night (Tuesday). Emergency protocols were activated and extra...

The blaze that lead to the destruction of 2 large hotels on Sandown seafront was discovered by a 16-year old girl who quickly raised the alarm and evacuated colleagues and guests. Beth Julien, who works as a waitress for the...

Island Echo readers are now able to receive push notifications about breaking news directly to their mobile or desktop device through Facebook Messenger! When a story of significant interest breaks on the Isle of Wight, Island Echo has the ability to notify...

As Fairweather Festival 2018 draws closer, Island Echo has secured an exclusive sponsorship deal which allows us to pass on an amazing 20% discount to all of our readers! That's right - you can bag yourself tickets to the Isle...

Organisers of this summer's Fairweather Festival have announced a string of new names to join the 2018 line-up including Professor Green, Artful Dodger and Dappy. Leading the announcement is British rap-sensation and last year's headliner, Professor Green, who has a...

Police are investigating an allegation that a child caught sight of a man masturbating on a popular footpath whilst walking home from school this afternoon (Tuesday). The girl was walking down Rosemary Lane in Ryde at around 15:55 when she...