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Tesco stores across the Isle of Wight are no longer stocking Whiskas, Dreamies, Pedigree, IAMS, Sheba and Crave pet products. Parent company Mars has decided to pull the pet care products from the shelves of Tesco stores, but won't comment...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has revealed ambitious plans to set the region on a path of green recovery, improve career opportunities and ensure the Solent's communities thrive. After the publication of its new Delivery Plan, Rachael Randall, Chair...

What can councils do to create a sustainable environment? That was the subject of a recent meeting organised by the Isle of Wight Association of Local Councils (IWALC). Participants at the meeting included Councillor Jonathan Bacon, Cabinet member for the...

Sandown's new lifeguard headquarters were installed last weekend ahead of the busy Summer after the old one was no longer fit for purpose. As previously reported by Island Echo in April, plans had been put forward to upgrade the existing...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed new investment plans by Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) that will lead to more jobs in Cowes in an expanding and greener maritime sector. The plans include the potential for adding a new...

Gas and oil firm UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) has given up all hopes of drilling on the Isle of Wight — 10 months after plans for an exploratory well were thrown out. Campaigners opposed to the plans have welcomed...

A disgraced former paramedic has been formally struck off the medical register following his conviction for possessing indecent images of children. 60-year-old Andrew Martindale was handed a community order and a 5-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order at the Isle of...

The Isle of Wight will once again play host to the annual Summer funfair this year, but after more than 30 years St Helens has been dropped from the line-up, as has Ryde. Traditionally held on The Green each August...

In the third part of Secret Isle of Wight, we look at the acrimonious divorce of Lady Seymour Worsley and her husband Sir Richard, who lived at Appuldurcombe near Wroxall. Johnny Depp v Amber Heard, Kayne West v Kim Kardashian:...

A canopy structure could be built at the West Wight Sports Centre in Freshwater. Managers at the much-loved community and leisure venue on the Isle of Wight want to use it to offer outdoor exercise classes, but undercover. The plans, submitted...