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The local authority is urging Island drivers to take extra care around service vehicles following a collision between a car and a stationary bin lorry in Merstone yesterday (Thursday). As first reported by Island Echo, the incident occurred on a...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (22nd April 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 9835 £100.00 5954 £100.00 2602 £100.00 9599 £100.00 15367 £100.00 17438 £100.00 1939 £100.00 13869 £100.00 14396 £100.00 3834 £100.00 6991

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Domino's is allegedly refusing to deliver to the town of East Cowes after being inundated with complaints from local residents. A regular customer of the Newport-based delivery service recently called the store to ask why they were no longer making...

Monday 11th April – Friday 15th April 2022 • Ryan Davey, 28, of Lushington Hill in Wootton, pleaded guilty to drink driving (122). He was banned from driving for 29 months and made subject to a 24-month community order with...

Much-needed repairs to an outfall pipe in Seaview have been delayed so specialists can undertake the work, a public meeting was told on Tuesday night. In February, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely confirmed Southern Water would repair the main...

Police have imposed special powers to help tackle unruly behaviour in Newport this Easter Holidays as a result of local yobs throwing rocks off roofs, climbing onto buildings and maliciously setting off fire alarms at the local cinema complex. A...

Isle of Wight business AJ Wells & Sons has been making roundels for the London Underground for more than 3 decades, but the design and manufacture work for the Elizabeth line created a new challenge for the company... AJ Wells...

A housing plan refused by the Isle of Wight Council just 10 months ago is back on the table. The hybrid application is looking, once again, to build 149 homes on the edge of Gunville. The revised plans have sought...

Major plans to breathe new life into the former Fort Victoria Pier near Yarmouth have been unveiled. Miles Blamire, acting as the applicant to the Isle of Wight Council, wants to restore the redundant pier and build a shellfish and...