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More than 2 years after it was announced she was to become a Dame, the Isle of Wight's Donna Langley this week received her Damehood from the Prince of Wales during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. As Chairperson of Universal...

Youth-focused organisations working in communities within 3 miles of Sovereign Housing Association homes are being invited to get involved with the Sovereign #iwill Fund. Grants of up to £10,000 are available for projects that focus on youth social action to...

IT Crowd and Crystal Maze star Richard Ayoade has been enjoying a few days of sunshine on the Isle of Wight - but couldn't leave without saying something about Wightlink's 'bin'. The comedian took to Twitter late yesterday afternoon to...

The Wildheart Trust travelled to London last week to meet with MPs and to deliver a petition to No. 10 signed by over 15,000 people, calling for the government to ban the breeding of exotic cats with domestic cats in...

Students at some Isle of Wight primary and secondary schools are being allowed to wear their PE kit to school due to the prolonged and unusually high temperatures being experienced locally. Yesterday was one of the hottest days of the...

Annette Ablitt running through the grounds of Osborne House Exactly 10 years ago today, on Saturday 14th July 2012, the London 2012 Olympic Torch came to the Island, travelling from Yarmouth to East Cowes - via Totland, the Needles and...

Many people take a great deal of trouble securing their home and property, but all the while leave valuable garden items such as tools and bicycles in a shed that is either unlocked or not maintained. Garden crime is on...

A drunken holidaymaker has been banned from the roads for 20 months after driving his car at a St Helens holiday park whilst twice the drink-drive limit. Gareth Cloete, 38, of Whatley Avenue in London pleaded guilty to drink driving...

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. This letter comes as the next phase of the Ryde Interchange scheme gets underway, as previously reported by...

There are fresh hopes that Ryde's dilapidated ice rink could be brought back into use after the Isle of Wight Council agreed to let new tenants take over the abandoned building. Earlier this year the local authority said it was...