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A derelict former royal barracks on the Isle of Wight looks set to be transformed into an education and training facility, as part of a £5.8 million regeneration plan for East Cowes. The Victoria Barracks on the esplanade has been...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the Isle of Wight’s cash-strapped council will get a 10% increase in its funding in the next year. The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has reacted, saying she is unsure whether that...

A Newport man who verbally assaulted 2 Police officers, as well as being spotted in Church Litten park when he was told he wasn't allowed to be there, has been handed a 7-week concurrent prison sentence. Benjamin Charles, 32, of...

3 years ago today (Thursday), the then Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, broadcast live to the nation from Downing Street and announced the country was going into lockdown. Now, 36 months to the day since that chilling announcement, Island Echo takes a...

After almost 2-and-a-half hours of discussion in the council chamber last night (Tuesday), a decision has still not been reached on the Pennyfeathers housing application for Ryde. A decision about the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the major 904-home...

A Cowes man who smashed into the side of a car in Newport was 4 times the drug drive limit at the time, a court has heard. Jack Walton, 22, of High Street pleaded guilty to drug driving when he...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to resolve a 50-year issue of support for local services on the Island. The Isle of Wight is the only island in Britain not to receive additional funding...

The 1st ever Isle of Wight Challenge Cup Final at Church Litten ended in tragedy on 22nd March 1899. In the dying minutes of the final between Ryde and Sandown - in front of a crowd of 1,500 - Ryde...

An Isle of Wight holiday park is looking to sell alcohol later, play live music longer and stay open until the early hours. Parkdean Resorts has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to vary its premises licence for Landguard Holiday...

More Island youngsters have been given the opportunity to take the plunge and learn to swim with the Isle of Wight Council's 1Leisure service. The local authority increased the number of places available for junior swimming lessons at 1Leisure Medina,...