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Briddlesford Road near Wootton will close this morning (Monday) as a 7-week scheme gets underway to replace a gas main on the busy stretch of road, part of a £1.1million investment in the local gas network. Gas network company SGN...

An Isle of Wight councillor has slammed a ‘ridiculous’ lack of parking restrictions in Lake during the works on Lake Hill - with fears that traffic chaos could ensue tomorrow morning (Monday) as school traffic resumes. Councillor Paul Brading has raised...

We must apologise for this being the 1st Readers' Gallery of February and the 1st in 3 weeks! But what a bumper edition it is... Exceptional demand on our reporters in recent weeks has meant that we simply haven't had...

Hartford Care’s The Elms Nursing Home in Bembridge has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its latest inspection. The Elms has been rated ‘Good’ across each of the 5 key criteria used to assess adult social...

L-R: Jon Britten and Desmond Norman in 1966 In this week's edition of Made on the Isle of Wight, Island Echo looks at the famous Islander aircraft, which, in 1974, became the best-selling British multi-engine commercial aircraft in history. Britten-Norman...

Recent polling suggests the Isle of Wight would vote to remain in the European Union were the referendum to be held in 2023. On 23rd June 2016, the Isle of Wight voted by a margin of 62% to 38% to...

Those who paid to see 2 members of S Club 7 at a venue in Newport last night (Friday) have been left feeling annoyed after only 1 turned up. Originally, it was billed that 2 members of S Club -...

A car has managed to destroy a brick wall and metal gate in an incident that occurred on the Esplanade in East Cowes earlier today (Saturday). The incident occurred at some point this morning at the Esplanade car park just...

A supermarket giant on the Isle of Wight will not be allowed to continue round-the-clock deliveries to its Newport hub. It’s after nearby residents slammed Sainsbury’s, on Foxes Road, for being an ‘awful neighbour’. They said it restricted their quality...

A 90% hike in the Council Tax precept in Lake has been approved — the first rise in 4 years. Lake Parish Council promises it will give long-term stability — after it paid for repairs to public toilets. The majority...