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Plans for a piece of noisy artwork to be installed on Ventnor Esplanade are being put before the Isle of Wight Council once again. The Time and Tide Bell could be placed on Ventnor Esplanade despite an application earlier this...

4 properties on the Island, including a thatched cottage in Kingston, are to be auctioned at the next Clive Emson auction in December. They are among 139 lots listed across southern England by Clive Emson Auctioneers. Guided freehold at £650,000+...

In the first of our new series, Made on the Isle of Wight, we look at the story of 3 ill-fated airship gondolas made in the Sam Saunders yard in East Cowes. The 1st effective air raids in Britain were...

Albert William Ketèlbey – who was 1 of the most celebrated British composers of the 20th century – died on this day in Cowes in 1959. Albert Ketèlbey was born in Birmingham in 1875. He competed for a scholarship at Trinity College of...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Panel has approved the selection of Scott Chilton as the next Chief Constable for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary after Commissioner Donna Jones selected him as her preferred candidate earlier this...

Island-based technology company Innovative Physics has won another award for its innovative work at this year’s Made in the South East Awards. The Shanklin-based company, a world-renowned research and development company specialising in sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and pattern recognition,...

Don’t wait until Christmas to find out that rodents have chewed through your Christmas lights and boxes, Isle of Wight firm Hillbans Pest Control is warning. We often overlook pest control problems during the winter months. Though pests are more...

Last week, as part of intensified police activity aimed at tackling knife crime under Operation Sceptre, Trading Standards supported efforts by conducting test purchasing at retailers on the Isle of Wight. Test purchasing involves employing young volunteers to enter a...

Monday 14th November – Friday 18th November 2022 • Rebecca Leanne Barker, 33, of High Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to assault by beating. She was made subject to a 12-month community order with 20 rehabilitation days. She was ordered to...

Although the bad weather has kept the photographers indoors this week, many Island Echo readers still managed to get out and about. Although it's a smaller Readers' Gallery this week, it is still full of amazing Isle of Wight photographs......