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One of the Isle of Wight's leading detectives, Acting Detective Sergeant Iain Robertson, has been recognised for his dedication at Hampshire Constabulary’s Chief Constable Awards ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney, was held at the police Support...

The Crown Inn pub in Shorwell remains on the market and now includes all fixtures and fittings as the owners look to make a quick sale. Back in March, Island Echo reported that the 18th-century village pub had gone on...

Shanklin have edged closer to lifting the Isle of Wight Division 1 title by beating reigning champions W&B at the County Ground last night (Wednesday). The game was an ugly and physical contest in which Shanklin ground down the league...

The owners of the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown have refused to comply with an enforcement notice issued by the local authority and will now be going to court to appeal against the order. News that the enforcement notice isn't...

Hampshire Constabulary will be supplying 100 tabards to welfare officers working in bars and nightclubs across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Welfare officers are staff members at venues dedicated to helping customers and ensuring everyone stays safe during a...

Events to commemorate the role of the Polish Destroyer Blyskawica in protecting Cowes and East Cowes from a WWII Luftwaffe raid were made especially relevant and poignant by current events in Ukraine, Island MP Bob Seely believes. Each year Cowes...

Jordan Browne and Jacob Reynolds Newport IW emphatically beat Cowes 4-1 to lift the Gold Cup for the 41st time in the post-war era in front of a 500+ crowd at Beatrice Avenue last night (Tuesday). This was a classic...

Thousands of people turned out to support Mountbatten on Sunday (8th May) by taking part in this year's Walk the Wight - and the date for next year's event has just been announced! More than 4,000 people took part across...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IOWAS) recently undertook a special training exercise to stress test the service's emergency cross-Solent capabilities. The simulated incident provided high-fidelity specialist training for IOWAS staff working alongside Emergency Department colleagues and partners from Hampshire...

39 eco lodges could be built in Gurnard under plans to create one of the first net-zero holiday villages in the UK. Developer ZED Eco Homes has this week unveiled plans to create an eco-tourism offering in a currently empty...