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The return of a Dotto train in Shanklin has not been ruled out — although caution has been voiced by a top councillor. The iconic vehicle has been absent from the town for more than 10 years now but with...

A new lease of life is being granted to a Sandown High Street property by an Island firm that hopes to kickstart the town’s regeneration. The building which previously housed the Sandown Chef Fish and Chip Shop and Sandown Kebab...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust welcomed its first cohort of 13 young learners, who joined the Careers for Young People Programme last month. This innovative training programme has been developed in partnership with colleagues from HTP Apprenticeship College as...

The 100th anniversary of the dedication of Newport's St Thomas' Square war memorial was commemorated at 14:00 on Sunday (2nd October). The Newport and Carisbrooke branch of the Royal British Legion held a small parade and service to mark 100...

Planning permission is being sought to build up to 163 new homes and a number of new offices and industrial units on farmland on the outskirts of Cowes. The applicants, Mr and Mrs Sam Biles, are seeking outline permission from...

The new access road serving Ryde Pier is nearing completion as work on the Ryde Interchange project is set to ramp up in the coming months. Now the summer season is at an end, work on the project will enter...

A countryside charity has joined calls for the Isle of Wight Council to use more up-to-date data in its latest housing strategy. The Isle of Wight branch of CPRE — The Countryside Charity (previously the Campaign for the Protection of...

More than half of Island households will be under food or energy stress this winter, according to an Isle of Wight Labour councillor. Councillor Richard Quigley is urging the Isle of Wight Council to declare a Cost of Living Emergency...

Oscar Wilde One of the most famous literary figures of the 19th century - the playwright Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde - visited Ryde on 3rd October 1884. Wilde is best known for his play The Importance of Being Ernest,...

Blackgang Chine has announced that it will be saying a final farewell to its iconic clifftop rollercoaster, Cliffhanger, in just a matter of weeks. As previously reported by Island Echo back in March, the decision has been taken to remove...