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2 paddleboarders who got into difficulties near Fishbourne were rescued by Gosport Lifeboat yesterday lunchtime (Bank Holiday Monday). Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue (GAFIRS) were out on the Solent when they spotted the pair struggling at the mouth to Wootton...

“We have laughed and cried but staff have worked hard in an ever-changing COVID environment" - they are the words of Victoria Bamford, site manager of the drive-through COVID test centre on the Island, who has shared what the past...

Ryde Town Council is already planning improvements for when it takes on the town’s harbour. Following 2 years of discussions, it was agreed last month, Ryde Town Council would be treated as special purchaser of Ryde Harbour. This means when...

Island Echo has this week launched the Isle of Wight Business Directory, supporting businesses to bounce back and helping Islanders find genuine, trusted traders. It’s so easy now for anyone to choose a name and start advertising on a Facebook...

A Freshwater man who threw a plant pot through a neighbours car window after a noise complaint was made against him has been jailed. Tomas Daniel Bateman, 31, of The Square, Freshwater, admitted causing criminal damage to a car belonging...

Cowes Sailability Club is looking forward to a summer afloat and is planning a range of boating and sailing activities for adults and children with disabilities, debilitating medical conditions, and poor mental health. A full schedule of events is currently...

The Forestry Commission will investigate the felling of an estimated 70 mature oak trees in an area of a caravan park in Cranmore after residents raised their concerns. Residents close to Silver Glades Caravan Park claim that the oaks, along...

The public body who commission healthcare services on the Isle of Wight has joined forces with 5 other groups across Hampshire and Southampton. Now forming the NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), it is responsible...

A lorry driver from the Isle of Wight has avoided being sent to prison despite a haul of indecent images of children being found on his computer - 30 years after he was jailed for 2 indecent assaults. 73-year-old Raymond...

HMS Queen Elizabeth has been regularly seen coming and going from Portsmouth since her inaugural arrival in 2017, but yesterday (Saturday) her departure was somewhat special as the flagship of the Royal Navy left the Solent at the start of her first operational deployment. ...