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Images: ERMC Ltd A planning application has been submitted by the Isle of Wight Council to the Isle of Wight Council in a bid to improve the public realm area of land at Albany on the East Cowes Esplanade. The...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Value Added Tax (VAT) registered businesses on the Isle of Wight to file their VAT returns and pay on time, ahead of new penalties being applied. The new penalties will be fairer and...

Controversial plans have been approved for a house in the heart of Cowes. A 4-bed house described as ‘high-quality and of contemporary design’ will now be built on Market Hill, Cowes, on a site residents say has been untidy and...

The future of Cineworld on the Isle of Wight is in doubt as it is announced more than 100 cinemas across the country are at serious risk of closure. As previously reported by Island Echo, Cineworld fell into administration last...

A long-serving prisoner at HMP Isle of Wight has appeared in court accused of starting a fire in his cell. Sean Moore, 32, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday charged with arson. The court heard that...

Islanders are invited to have their say on a strategy outlining how the Isle of Wight Council will help bring forward hundreds more charging points for electric vehicles, to support the move to greener travel. An 8-week consultation on the...

24-year-old Megan Durham has escaped a prison sentence despite stabbing a woman in the head with a chisel 4 times during an attack in Shanklin. Durham, of Waterhouse Lane in Southampton but formerly of Osborne Road, Shanklin, left her 41-year-old victim...

The 1st ever scheduled train on the Isle of Wight left Cowes station on the morning of Monday 16th June 1862, taking about 10 minutes to reach the terminus in Newport. Before the coming of the railways, such roads that...

It’s been a sunny week across the Isle of Wight, and our readers have been out and about capturing some fantastic photos showcasing the Island's wildlife, nature and breath-taking views. It’s great to see some new names on this week’s...

The Isle of Wight Council’s Green Garden Waste collection service is now open for new subscribers.   New green-fingered gardeners who want to sign up for the garden waste collection service for the 2023/24 subscription year can now do so....