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A Coventry man who was found to be drunk and disorderly in a Newport watering hole has been fined for his behaviour. Peter Hilditch, 37, of Attoxhall Road in Coventry pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly in a public place...

New pay-to-use public toilets and showers have finally arrived in Sandown after long delays. The new public toilet and shower block at Sandown was officially opened on Thursday by the town's mayor Paddy Lightfoot. It includes an accessible cubicle, gender-neutral...

Plans for 3 houses next to Arreton Primary School have been proposed by local farmers A E Browns. Permission is being sought from the Isle of Wight Council to build the properties on the corner of a greenfield site. The...

A 9-week partial closure of the Esplanade at Ryde is to begin this week, as the final phase of the controversial interchange scheme gets underway. As previously reported by Island Echo, the final phase was scheduled to begin yesterday (Monday) but...

The Royal Air Force’s iconic aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, will not be coming to the Isle of Wight this summer. The organisation recently announced that they will be performing 40 aerial stunt shows during 2023 but the Isle...

National hotel chain Travelodge is in talks about opening a 3rd premises on the Isle of Wight. Travelodge has almost 600 hotels in the UK including 2 here on the Island - Lind Hill in Ryde and Lugley Street in...

The Trustees of the Isle of Wight Law Centre have, sadly and with no other option, made the very difficult decision to close the Law Centre after nearly 20 years. This will take place with immediate effect from 31st March...

The Isle of Wight Council has admitted that they don't know how long the steps at Alum Bay will be closed stating that they have to agree on costs and secure funding before works can be undertaken. As previously reported...

Police have said that there is no wider risk to the public in relation to an incident that saw a child approached and offered sweets last week (Thursday) after official enquiries found the incident to be 'not as was initially'...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has asked Lord Benyon, the Minister responsible for animal welfare, to support increased protection for Savannah cats. Mr Seely is seeking to amend the Bill to ban the...