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A Cabinet meeting scheduled by the Isle of Wight Council to take place tonight (Thursday) has been delayed to a future date to be confirmed. The council said the decision had been taken as a precautionary and sensible measure after...

Tesco has resubmitted plans for the Freshwater Co-op site takeover, removing the huge gantry sign planners had rejected. Last month, a planning application to install Tesco signs on and around the newly acquired Freshwater store was rejected due to one...

Aldi has announced it will open 100 new stores across the UK over the next 2 years, with hopes of setting up shop in Ryde and Shanklin. The supermarket has pledged to invest £1.3billion by 2023 in a bid to...

With just 6 months to go until Isle of Wight Road Races roars onto the scene, both volunteer and paid opportunities have arisen for those wanting a career in motorsport. The Isle of Wight Roads Races are planned for April...

South East Regional Chief Midwife for the NHS, Jenny Hughes, is encouraging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as new data has revealed that nearly 20% of the most critically ill COVID patients are pregnant women who...

Despite the Isle of Wight Council making 20 changes to the controversial Ryde Interchange scheme, those against the project are still describing it as a 'scandal in the making'. As part of the £10million Ryde Gateway project, the Isle of...

Monday 4th October – Friday 8th October 2021 • Michael James Barnes, 31, of Avenue Road in Freshwater admitted breaching a community order. He was ordered to complete 130 hours of unpaid work and pay costs of £60. Barnes also...

40-year-old Emma Stafford has been charged with assault by beating following a bottle attack in Shanklin last month. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police have been appealing for information relating to an assault that took place outside the Co-Op...

The Isle of Wight Council has been awarded almost £1million in Government funding to bring forward 3 potential brownfield sites for local housing. The windfall will be used to seek to develop disused land at the former Island Learning Centre...

An idyllic countryside location was the venue for Brighstone Primary School’s Harvest Festival celebrations. In a field close to St Mary’s Church in Brighstone overlooking a stream and rolling downland, the children’s harvest festival performances were watched by nearby sheep...