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A 'unique opportunity' for the Isle of Wight Council to purchase and renovate housing that will be made affordable for people at risk of rough sleeping will be considered by Cabinet members this week. At a meeting on Thursday (14th...

Signage at Tesco’s latest Isle of Wight venture has been refused due to one sign being too tall. In the run-up to the opening of its new Freshwater store, taking over the Southern Co-Operative site, the supermarket giant submitted plans...

The Isle of Wight Council welcomes the new allergen labelling law which will provide extra protection for Island people with a food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease. The changes mean that from 1st October, these people will be able to...

Downing Street has announced that the new Bishop of Portsmouth will be the Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Frost, who is currently the Dean of York. The announcement from 10 Downing Street this morning (Friday) confirmed that HM The Queen had...

Passengers can look forward to better bus stops thanks to a £150,000 improvement programme which is already underway. A number of rural bus stops on the Island are being upgraded to improve safety and accessibility as part of the Isle...

Wightlink’s car ferries between Fishbourne and Portsmouth will use the Portsmouth International Port (PIP) next weekend (16th and 17th October) to allow essential maintenance of the boarding ramp to take place at Gunwharf. This weekend has been chosen as Sunday...

From 1st December 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will stop making payments of Child Benefit, Guardian’s Allowance and tax credits, into Post Office card accounts. HMRC is urging customers who receive their payments via this method to act now...

Sandown seafront could be getting an upgrade if plans for new beach huts are approved. Existing huts, said to be ‘dilapidated, visual eyesores’, are along the beach at Eastern Gardens. The proposal is to replace the 28 huts with new...

An investigation into the circumstances which led to severe flooding in parts of the Island this summer has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council. As previously reported by Island Echo, flash floods in July and August led to...

This week we've got everything from ships to spiders in Readers' Gallery. Can you spot your photo? Another beautiful view on the Island, very blustery Military road ~ Photo credit Sue All calm in Ryde Marina Ryde Marina ~ Photo...