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Ventnor's gardeners have come up smelling of roses at the annual South and South East in Bloom competition. Historic Ventnor Park and the town's spectacular seafront cascades caught the judge's eye and delivered the town council and local contractors, John...

Islanders are set to be part of a revolutionary national move that will see some physical driving licenses scrapped in favor of digital versions online. The national move which has been outlined by Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps,...

Drinking water in England was rated as very high-quality last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, and property owners on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to do their bit to keep it that way. The annual drinking...

Care homes on the Isle of Wight are beginning to roll out coronavirus booster jabs to staff and residents. Just one of the Isle of Wight's Care Homes, Orchard House, recently welcomed doctors from Newport Health Centre who arrived to...

Hampshire Constabulary has revealed that there was less crime reported at the Isle of Wight Festival this year. Thefts fell by a whopping 51% with just 16 theft offences reported during this September's event, when compared to 2019's festival. A...

Pupils at an Isle of Wight school have been asked to resume the wearing of face masks as the number of coronavirus cases reported within the school community increase. Parents of pupils at Christ The King College in Carisbrooke have...

Maureen Sullivan gives Island Echo her take on the latest production to come from the Apollo Players - Ladies in Lavender. The stage play of Ladies in Lavender is based on Charles Dance’s screenplay for the film of the same name, starring...

The current fuel situation, affecting the Isle of Wight and the rest of the UK, is proving a challenge for car drivers across the region - but there is no need to panic, according to local bus chief, Andrew Wickham. ...

The future of the former Prezzo building in Newport has been revealed, as Loungers looks set to open the 'Correo Lounge' on Newport's High Street. It was back in February this year that Prezzo permanently closed its only Isle of...

Photo: HMP Isle of Wight HMP Isle of Wight is issuing badges to inmates to express their preferred gender pronouns as part of a gender identity inclusion week. The move, which aims to promote inclusivity amongst the prison community, has...