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An Isle of Wight special school has thrown its hat in the ring for an outdoor sunshade — something which is ‘currently beyond the school’s capability to buy. In a competition to win a shade sail for a school, run...

Hundreds of pounds of damage to temporary roadwork barriers has been caused by a suspected drink driver in Arreton overnight, leaving road safety equipment strewn across the main road through the village. Approximately 20 metres of road work signs and...

This year's waste and recycling booklet is set to be landing on doormats soon, and residents are urged to keep an eye out for the guide which contains full details on waste collections in their area. The Isle of Wight...

With less than one week to go until the deadline to register to vote in local elections, the Isle of Wight Council is urging residents to make sure they are registered in time. On Thursday 6th May voters in the...

The Isle of Wight branch of Samaritans received a special visitor last week as one of its mainland volunteers popped in during his epic fundraising walk - which will see him visit all 201 of the charity's branches. David Matthews,...

The Isle of Wight Council has been branded ‘stupid’ for accepting the Ministry of Justice’s £6.3 million offer to take over the prison estates. In a deal accepted last month, but figures only revealed recently, the Isle of Wight Council...

An Isle of Wight business owner is appealing for information after his 2 roadside advertising signs were destroyed overnight in Arreton. Matt Clark, the owner of Clark's Machinery Services in Hale Common, found his signs in pieces on the floor...

Emergency works by Openreach have led to the closure of Westhill Road in Shanklin this morning (Thursday). The works, which are being undertaken in order to restore internet connection to subscribers, will see the road closed from its junction with...

All 33 town and parish councils on the Isle of Wight will receive extra funding to help boost tourism this summer after the Isle of Wight Council received a £191,270 cash injection from the Government. The money from the Welcome...

A new one-stop shop for candidate information, polling station locations and archival information relating to elections on the Isle of Wight has been launched by Island Echo. www.isleofwight.vote has gone live this week ahead of the Local Elections, Town/Parish Elections...