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Home, DIY and garden retailer Hurst is celebrating after being nominated in a national competition to find the UK’s favourite local business. The firm, which is based right across the island in Newport, Cowes, Freshwater, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor has...

The annual residents' recycling and waste survey has been launched and will run until 23rd January.  The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your views and ideas on how the Island can recycle more and reduce its waste. The Isle...

An Isle of Wight woman, who was told by a judge she had 3 months to improve her behaviour before she would be sentenced for a GBH offence, has seen her case pushed back 24-year-old Megan Durham, who faces a...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have confirmed that a whopping 161 motorists were caught speeding by Police across the Isle of Wight in November.  The enforcement is part of the wider Joint Operations Unit (JOU) which serves all of...

A staggering 211 tonnes of salt have been used on the Island's roads in just over a week, Island Roads has confirmed. The gritting run, which started on 6th December when the cold conditions first set in is the longest...

Isle of Wight Maternity Services has received a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC’s report, published today (Wednesday), followed 2 days of planned visits by inspectors to the Maternity Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in October...

An Island Roads employee has been named Contracting Supervisor of the Year at the 2022 Highways Electrical Association (HEA) annual awards. The prestigious title has been awarded to James Adsett who is responsible for the Powered Apparatus team at Island...

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, has reacted to the first public Parole hearing saying that the process is ‘long overdue.’ The PCC has made the comments as the Parole Board prepares to...

The former Lloyds Bank branch in Shanklin has recently been purchased by Southampton-based Purpose Property Group.  As previously reporter by Island Echo, it was first announced back in March that the national banking giant was to close a total of...

Cross-Solent travel operator Wightlink has apologised to customers travelling on its vehicle ferry service this Christmas weekend after they saw their bookings changed unexpectedly earlier this week. The decision comes as a result of winter maintenance work being carried out...