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Tesco will open its first West Wight superstore on Thursday 24th March, creating 70+ roles for the community – with more than 60 people joining from the former Co-op store, which closed in February. In addition to providing a wide...

Councillors have agreed to defer all of the proposed inflationary fee increases for burials and cremations scheduled for 1st April 2022, as well as announcing a £158 reduction in the cost of a direct cremation. Earlier this week Island Echo...

Plans to add glamping to a Calbourne farm’s offering have been unveiled. In a bid to diversify the income for a farm that previously housed an outdoor education facility, treehouses are proposed at New Barn Farm on Sun Hill, Calbourne...

34-year-old David Mitchell has been handed a 12-month driving ban after being caught drug driving - with admissions in court that he had been smoking cannabis as a method of pain relief for up to 17 years. The Isle of...

A local football coach who made the 'foolish' decision to drink-drive was caught by Police as he was speeding out of East Cowes, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard this week. Kian Mooney, 21, of Pelham Road in Cowes,...

The Isle of Wight Council has taken immediate steps to ensure pension fund investments do not include Russian assets following the illegal invasion of Ukraine. The authority moved swiftly to conduct a full review of its contracts and pension fund...

The Royal Ocean Racing Club in Cowes is looking to increase its offering with a major extension at its hub overlooking the Solent. Plans would see an extension demolished, an increased external terrace and new accommodation added, with new club...

A new dementia strategy will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet next week. The Isle of Wight Dementia Strategy sets out plans to improve the health and well-being of Islanders living with dementia, ensuring that they, and...

The Isle of Wight Council and Healthy Lifestyles Isle of Wight are working together to support smokers in giving up for No Smoking Day (Wednesday 9th March). While studies show that two-thirds of smokers want to stop, nearly 1 in...

An Isle of Wight man has been banned from driving for 2 years after being found with cocaine and amphetamine in his system whilst behind the wheel of a car. 32-year-old Kieran Light, of Berry Close in Newport, pleaded guilty...