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A Ventnor nursery has been graded inadequate in all areas, including safeguarding, following a recent visit from Ofsted inspectors. Ventnor Community Early Years, of Trinity Road, has been slammed by Ofsted following their visit on 28th June. The centre has ...

Residents and local businesses alike are up in arms over a significant reduction in the opening times of Ryde's Royal Mail sorting office. As of this week, the sorting office on Nicholson Road will only open for 2 hours on...

A man accused of lifting his German Shepherd dog up by its neck pleaded not guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal when he appeared before Magistrates in Newport this morning (Tuesday). 36-year-old Elliott Hegarty, of Fitzroy Street in...

Car parking charges on the Isle of Wight will rise just in time for the August Bank Holiday, it has been confirmed by the local authority. Islanders and visitors will now have to pay 10p more an hour to park...

Despite the fact that there were no end-of-week celebrations, with fireworks and the Red Arrows absent from this year's event, Cowes Week 2022 still proved a popular hit among locals and tourists alike.  For competitors and spectators alike the Musto...

Those heading to the coast during this week's heatwave should take extra care after Compass Jellyfish were spotted off the South Wight yesterday (Monday). An Island Echo reader has been in touch with photos of the jellyfish near Whale Chine,...

GKN Aerospace, which made parts for the famous Spitfire aircraft here on the Isle of Wight, has stepped up to support the return to flight of the historic plane that was shot down in WWII. More than 80 years ago,...

An Isle of Wight nursery has announced that it will have to close after 25 years, due to a low intake of children and government funding. Springhill Pre-School in East Cowes, run by the charity Springhill Pre-School Committee, will not...

Langham Court Hotel in Shanklin scored 0 - urgent improvement necessary - when the Environmental Health team visited the run-down establishment last month (July).  The Isle of Wight Council’s Environmental Health team paid a visit to the establishment of Atherley...

Thousands upon thousands of people are expected to descend on St Helens and Bembridge this weekend (13th/14th August 2022) to take part in the annual Fort Walk. The Bembridge Fort Walk – or as some may argue the St Helens...