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The towns and villages of Sandown Bay could pull together and come up with a plan to get more money pumped into the area. Sandown, Shanklin and Lake have been asked by the Isle of Wight Council whether it would...

No decision has been made on the Island Planning Strategy, despite a 3-hour meeting at County Hall to discuss the matter last night (Wednesday). The controversial planning strategy — which would set the Island’s housing targets for the next 15...

The children of a former factory worker who died from asbestos-related cancer are appealing to his former workmates for help in discovering how he was exposed to the material that claimed his life. Ramon Lewis died 3 months after he...

Millions of households across the UK will receive a £324 cost of living cash boost by 23rd November.  The Government has today announced that households receiving DWP benefits will receive the second part of the £650 Cost of Living Payment...

Motorists can now fill up their cars with extra fuel when paying at the pump thanks to a recent change at Tesco in Ryde. Until now, those filling up with petrol or diesel could only draw £99 worth of fuel...

Comparative Key Stage 2 results for the South of England (the darker the blue, the better the result). Provisional results for the 2021/22 school year, released last month, have revealed that the Isle of Wight has the worst Key Stage...

Michael Crawford has paid tribute to the late Raymond Allen - the man behind Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, which propelled Crawford to become a household name in the 1970s. As previously reported by Island Echo, Ray Allen passed away...

An Isle of Wight coffee company is a step closer to expanding its business at Newport Harbour. The family-run Isle of Wight Espresso Company is based at Blackhouse Quay and has been since 1990, leasing 2 warehouses from the Isle...

The large trees outside the home of the Isle of Wight Council are to be chopped down after suffering from decay for the last 4 years, but they will be replaced next year.  In recent months, fencing has been erected...

The case against former Ocean Hotel owner Stephen Purvis, who allegedly failed to keep his property on the Isle of Wight safe, has been thrown out. Stephen Purvis, 41, of Windlestone, Ferryhill, County Durham, was due to appear before the...