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With half term fast approaching and COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, Island residents are being reminded of the simple things they can do to help reduce the risk of catching the virus and passing it on to others. These actions...

'Go wider of the rider' - that's the message from the Isle of Wight Council which is urging greater consideration among drivers sharing the Island's roads with cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. In the past 10 years, 103 injury collisions...

St Lawrence Radar Station in 1945 Island Echo examines the rumours of a German raid on the radar station at St Lawrence in 1943 in which prisoners and valuable equipment were taken - or so it's claimed. It was the...

A man who threatened his cousin with a hammer as she tried to visit her uncle's house has been handed a 4-week concurrent prison sentence. Harrison Blake, 24, of HMP Winchester, pleaded guilty to 1 count of threat to damage/destroy,...

Newclose Cricket Ground have announced that their popular bar and cafe are to suddenly close next week. The final day of trading from the eatery at the Blackwater based club will be Friday 28th October. The club has cited the...

After 2 years, the future of affordable houses in Calbourne may well be decided next week.  Plans submitted by Vectis Housing, an Isle of Wight housing association, in October 2020, propose the construction of 12 houses — 11 affordable —...

Dee Caffari, British yachtswoman and UKSA’s Youth and Mental Health Ambassador, has visited the Cowes-based charity to share her Round Britain and Ireland Race experience from this Summer, as well as giving its Further Education students the opportunity to ask...

Residents of Niton and St Lawrence have expressed anger at attempts to cut back overhanging Buddleia on Undercliff Drive after fencing was damaged when work was undertaken. Undercliff Drive - between Niton and St Lawrence - has been a cause...

PGL opened the doors to its Little Canada site in Wootton back in September to help with the training of new volunteer recruits for WightSAR - the Isle of Wight's volunteer search and rescue service. After undertaking a period of...

WightFibre has announced that their Essential Broadband package is now available for easy online ordering with automated eligibility checks for those on Universal or Pension Credit. The Essential Broadband package has been available for some time, but the Government is...