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The Isle of Wight is still free of Omicron COVID cases, despite it being close to Portsmouth and Southampton where cases have been confirmed. 4 cases of the variant were confirmed in Southampton on Monday while 3 were found in...

Worried that people may be left in their overdraft in the run up to Christmas, an Island Echo reader is warning fellow motorists about a new £99 fuel charge at Morrisons on the Isle of Wight. Drivers who use the...

The faces of 12 of the Isle of Wight's most wanted criminals are being published here on Island Echo as the charity Crimestoppers launches its first-ever Most Wanted campaign covering the Island. The people included below are wanted for a variety...

The Isle of Wight Council's popular garden waste collection service looks set to become more expensive from April 2022, with a proposed cost increase of £24 per year. Currently, it costs Islanders £72 per year for a bi-weekly collection of...

Carers IW is celebrating after being awarded £10,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. This new National Lottery funding will offer dementia carers an opportunity to attend reminiscence interactive...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has pledged to support a pioneering local environmental business that is exporting its products and expertise across the UK and the world. Bob said he would undertake a number of steps to promote the...

General rubbish and food collections are going greener and cleaner with the arrival of a new fleet of state-of-the-art refuse lorries. Boasting enhanced engine efficiency and greater safety for pedestrians and other road users, the 7 vehicles represent a £1.4...

A Seaview man who crashed his employer's mini digger into a ditch after consuming a bottle-and-a-half of wine has been banned from driving for 29 months. Dean Brett, 45, of Priory Drive, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

Tidal energy production on the Isle of Wight is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to a partial green light. Officers have recommended the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) substation, control room and cable installation be approved —...

A man who shook a support worker to the core when he winked at her and said "I'm not going to rape you", whilst playing with his tongue, has been sent to prison. Nathan Hobbs, 27, of no fixed abode,...