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The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Monday 25th July – Friday 29th July 2022 • Shanika Bradley, 30, of St John's Road in Sandown, pleaded guilty to sending a letter/communication/article conveying an indecent/offensive message, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault and using threatening/abusive/insulting words or...

Senior doctors and nurses at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust have appealed to residents to support St Mary’s Hospital as it deals with increasing demand for services. As of today (Thursday), there are 71 people currently being cared for...

After a 3-year absence, Chale Show is back this coming weekend (6th/7th August) with 2 days of family fun planned - and the sunshine is on order! The annual event, held off Military Road, is always a firm favourite with...

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, who are battling it out to become the new leader of the Conservative party and therefore the next Prime Minister, will be visiting the Isle of Wight later this week. Favourite Liz Truss will be...

One of the main routes into Shanklin has been closed due to a gas leak this afternoon (Thursday). The Island's bus operator Southern Vectis has said that a section of Victoria Avenue has been shut to allow the emergency repair...

New R3 Chairman Garry Lee Quarterly corporate insolvencies have hit a 13-year high, according to the R3 trade body for restructuring and insolvency professionals on the Isle of Wight. Figures for the 2nd quarter of 2022 (April-June) in England and...

Isle of Wight Council vice-chairman was persuaded to jump into the cargo bay of a new electric cargo bike now being used to deliver cargo for commercial customers on the Isle of Wight at Sunday's Going Electric event. Councillor Michael...

The Isle of Wight has signed up to a smartphone app providing beachgoers with useful local information, including real-time updates on which areas are most crowded. As of this week, the free Beach Check UK app will show real-time information for...

Visitors to this year's Cowes Week will not have failed to notice the Royal Navy's HMS Severn keeping a watchful eye over proceedings as the official Guard Ship of the regatta - and Island Echo has this week had a...