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The green light has been given to changes for the new St George's Retail Park in Newport, which will see McDonald's and Costa Coffee drive-thrus constructed opposite Asda supermarket. Plans for St George’s Retail Park have been on the table...

A freehold block of 13 flats on the Island is to be auctioned alongside a number of other local lots in the next Clive Emson auction.  Let at £67,080 per annum, Verdon House in Kent Avenue, East Cowes is among...

Ventnor-based Cheetah Marine International is joining forces with RS Electric Boats to develop a new generation of electric workboats. The British powerhouses will be working together to accelerate the evolution of dependable electric boats for commercial and leisure use. The...

Residents and visitors are being urged to have their say and help shape new plans to improve the quality of walking and cycling infrastructure in the Brading, Bembridge and St Helens area. Brading Town Council, Bembridge Parish Council and St...

Islanders living across the Isle of Wight - but particularly rural areas - are being warned to remain vigilant now that many of us will be spending more and more time outdoors as we enter the summer months. Leaving the...

A retired Isle of Wight solicitor who crashed into a tree whilst 2.5x the drink-drive limit has been given a 22-month driving ban. Adrian Whittle, 65, previously of Rowlands Lane in Havenstreet but now of Nelson Street in Ryde, pleaded...

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak Isle of Wight-based charity The Footprint Trust has welcomed the surprising news that thousands of low-income Isle of Wight households are to benefit from the government’s Cost of Living support package, announced by the...

26-year-old Andrew Bruce has been handed a driving ban by the courts after pleading guilty to rolling a 4x4 onto its roof whilst over the drink-drive limit. Bruce, of Fairfield Gardens in Lake, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – 25th May 2022 "As a resident on this beautiful Island, I'm worried. Where...

30-year-old Matthew North has been handed a restraining order after pleading guilty to harassing a local woman - including turning up at her house twice and creating a fake Instagram account. North, of Hazley Combe in Arreton, appeared at the...