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Sandown Town Council has commissioned new decorative lighting along the High Street and Esplanade, together with a new motif at the junction of High Street/Pier Street, at a total cost of £30,000. In preparation for their arrival, it has already...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that vulnerable children and those eligible for free school meals will once again receive food vouchers during the October half-term. The £157,470 funding for the vouchers has been provided from the £1.1million awarded...

Southern Water has applied for a 5-month extension to the road and footpath closures in place at Appley in Ryde, suggesting sewer repair works are likely to continue until March next year. Earlier this month Island Echo exclusively reported that...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (15th October 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12995 £100.00 14460 £100.00 16466 £100.00 13533 £100.00 15740 £100.00 9353 £100.00 11748 £100.00 14787 £100.00 11579 £100.00 6585 £100.00 8842

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. Application No: 21/01615/FUL...

A 49-year-old man from Sandown pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Andrew Coward, of Fort Street, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday charged with the offence which took place on...

The sale of the Island’s waste collectors, Amey, will not impact its public services, says the Isle of Wight Council. Here on the Isle of Wight, Amey is contracted by the Council to deliver waste and environmental services to residents,...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to check that they have the correct information in order to complete their tax return. The deadline for 2020/21 tax returns is 31st October 2021 for those completed on paper...

WightFibre is being asked to answer to the Isle of Wight Council over the alleged ‘chaos’ it causes across the Island when installing cables. In 2017, WightFibre was awarded £35million to build a ‘full-fibre, future proof, ultrafast broadband network’ across...

The Solent Freeport Consortium is recruiting for a Chair of the Board to lead the Solent Freeport. The Solent has always been the Nation's Global Gateway and is now becoming even more prominent as one of only eight regions in...