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323,700 people are yet to renew their tax credits ahead of the deadline, with HM Revenue and Customs reminding them to do so by 31st July – or their payments will stop. Tax credits help working families with targeted financial...

The Woodland Trust is urging visitors to its woods to bin the barbecues this summer and avoid the catastrophic impact of fires on wildlife and nature. Throughout the UK and here on the Island people are being told to resist...

An important milestone for the NHS — including on the Isle of Wight — has now taken effect. But what does that mean for us? Sweeping government changes have been branded a new era for healthcare, by senior medical executives,...

Isle of Wight residents are being asked for their views on plans to offer enhanced access to local GP practice services from the Autumn. The move could see practices open early in the morning and in the evening during weekdays,...

The Independent Monitoring Board is recruiting people aged 18 and above to work at HMP Isle of Wight as volunteers looking after prisoner welfare and maintaining prison standards. HMP Isle of Wight is a Category B adult male prison accommodating...

Island Echo takes a look back at 100 years of air crashes on the Isle of Wight as the industry marks a century since the first regulations were issued to formalise the investigation of aircraft accidents on 28th June 1922....

Monday 20th June – Friday 24th June 2022 • Dale Christopher Gill, 31, of Pyle Street in Newport, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order. His community order was revoked and he was resentenced with a 18-month community order...

'Isn't it all just down to a sniff test now?' said the duty manager of the Hotel Maria in Sandown whilst environmental inspectors visited the hotel, later awarding it a 1-star food hygiene rating. The Isle of Wight Council’s Environmental...

Wowsers! What a bumper edition of the Readers' Gallery this is! It's lovely to see so many butterflies and even a dragonfly, as well as lovely sunsets and even a cheeky squirrel. Hummingbird moth . Binstead garden ~ Photo credit...

The Isle of Wight has been selected to help support the UK Government’s National Digital Programme in a series of demonstration projects, which will include the creation of a 'Digital Twin' island. A 'Digital Twin' is a collection of information...