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A Ryde man charged over his alleged part in an immigration offence that saw 12 people smuggled onto the Island in 2020 has seen his case sent to the Isle of Wight Crown Court, although he is currently residing overseas....

A 61-year-old man from Leicester who is alleged to have offered a teenage girl money to watch him 'play with himself' has pleaded not guilty to the offence today (Tuesday). Sajid Damania, 61, of Leicester, denied the offence of attempting...

Frustrated by the lack of connectivity between some ferry and rail services, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has asked Wightlink and South Western Railway to coordinate their timetables to improve journeys for passengers. In a letter to the transport...

A council tax increase of 5% is likely for Isle of Wight residents but it still won't be enough for the council to cover a £22million funding gap. Inflationary pressures continue to rise and, facing what it terms a lack...

The Isle of Wight Council has given the green light to a major new programme of support for the owners of local companies. Go for Growth is a programme that provides the owners of small, independent businesses on the Island...

The Isle of Wight Council has defended spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on legal fees for the Floating Bridge settlement — only to keep the outcome a secret. Last month, the Isle of Wight Council announced...

The saga surrounding the Isle of Wight’s Ocean Hotel in Sandown continues, as its former owners prepare to head back to court in December in an ongoing legal battle with the Isle of Wight Council. A date in the Crown...

Island Roads is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council to help temporarily save a 26-metre section of the Military Road at Brook - some 2 years after plans were originally touted.  The scheme aims to reinforce and protect...

The Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has relaunched its annual drink and drug driving enforcement campaign, Operation Holly. Running across the whole month of December, officers will be increasing patrols and enforcement activity...

Vivarail CEO Adrian Shooter talking to Island Echo in 2017 Vivarail, the company that created all of the new Island Line trains, launched just a year ago, has announced that they are to go into administration. The company, based in...