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After months of travel disruption the new and improved Smallbrook Roundabout in Ryde has fully reopened - just in time for Easter.  The 6-month long project by Island Roads for the Isle of Wight Council has introduced several safety features...

Ventnor Town Council has confirmed its intention to stamp out the use of controversial glyphosate weedkillers. The chemical weed treatment has recently been reintroduced after Island Roads received hundreds of complaints last year about the number of weeds. The highway...

The Isle of Wight Council has doubled the cost of parking overnight during the summer months in a bid to cash in on tourists visiting the Island.  Over the next 3 weeks, the Council will be updating signs and ticket machine...

Spring is well and truly here! And of course it wouldn't be Easter without some cute baby lambs... Here is another week of Isle of Wight life as captured by Island Echo’s readers… A storm approaching Totland Bay ~ Photo...

ORP Blyskawica crest The 80th anniversary of the defence of Cowes and East Cowes by the Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica will be commemorated in May. Every year, the Friends of the ORP Błyskawica hold a ceremony on Cowes Parade to...

An innovative project designed to help nature recover in Portsmouth is being extended to the Isle of Wight, thanks to funding from Southern Co-op. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust hope it can replicate the success of its ‘Wilder...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (15th April 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 15093 £100.00 9021 £100.00 12449 £100.00 10672 £100.00 11170 £100.00 13614 £100.00 9747 £100.00 15625 £100.00 13912 £100.00 14860 £100.00 16045

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...

The collection of rubbish and recycling from properties across the Isle of Wight will continue as normal over the long Easter weekend. Households should put out their bins as normal on both Good Friday and Easter Monday. The bulky waste...

People living in the South East are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to help with living costs. HMRC has listed the support available in one place to...