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Islanders will soon have more choice of pubs to head to, as Greene King announces its plans to reopen a further 3 of its managed pubs outdoors on the Isle of Wight from Thursday (29 April). The Hare & Hounds...

A dance business has grown so much the owner is now looking for a permanent studio. The owner of The Starlight Boutique, Mrs Bowdrey, is looking to have a full-time dance space in a unit at Barry Way, Newport Business...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is backing a campaign which calls on town and parish councils to designate their open spaces as town or village greens to protect them from development. Mr Seely...

Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been cut in the Isle of Wight Council’s street light spending over the past 5 years thanks to investment in LED lighting. Figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show in...

Disruptive works to repair a main sewer that runs along Ryde seafront, which have already cost £2.5million, won't be completed in time for the peak summer season, according to Southern Water's area manager who has been speaking exclusively to Island...

Police on the Isle of Wight are intensifying efforts to tackle knife crime as part of a national week of action looking at key themes such as prevention and education and officers carrying out targeted operations alongside partner agencies. Operation...

The Isle of Wight Green Party has reported the damage and theft of several of its campaign signs from gardens in Shanklin, along with an 'unprecedented but targeted' written warning posted anonymously through the door of one of its county...

The Broadway Park Hotel in Sandown is set to re-open as part of the ‘Coast & Country Hotel Collection’, a newly formed collection of former Shearings Hotels. With the Broadway Park Hotel having gone into administration in May 2020 as...

St Clare arriving in July 2001. Photo: Tim Webb/Ships Nostalgia Wightlink's former flagship 'St Clare', which has operated to and from the Isle of Wight since the summer of 2001, is 20-years-old today (Monday). The car ferry was built in...

sland Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – 25th April 2021 Martin Woodward, Bembridge "Many of us have to suffer the...