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A controversial plan from the Isle of Wight Council to charge grieving families watching a funeral online is going ahead — breaking a promise given to councillors. As previously reported by Island Echo, the hike in fees for cremations and...

Leading British doctor Dr Hilary Jones is backing the Stroke Association’s campaign to urge the public to get checked as new data suggests that more than 247,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could be living with a...

Restrictions at St Mary's Hospital finally look set to be eased as the pandemic wanes, with details expected to be revealed within a matter of days. Speaking at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust board meeting yesterday (Thursday), Juliet Pearce,...

A registered sex offender from Ryde who failed to declare a new credit card to Police within 3 days has been fined £80 by the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Peter Bains, 65, of West Street in Ryde, appeared before...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (11th March 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12794 £100.00 14835 £100.00 16935 £100.00 10707 £100.00 13738 £100.00 14792 £100.00 10582 £100.00 9664 £100.00 15304 £100.00 16497 £100.00 2788

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...

41-year-old Daniel Kilshaw appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court once again on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to criminal damage. The court heard that it was on 20th February this year that Police were called to Sandham House...

A man has been fined for dumping rubbish on a roadside verge near Porchfield. The unnamed man admitted discarding the items, including furniture, a shopping trolley, an empty metal gas cannister and other household items, earlier this week after being...

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...