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Police are appealing for the public's help following a robbery in Brighstone this week, which is now known to have involved a knife. As previously reported by Island Echo, a number officers responded to the sleepy village of Brighstone at lunchtime on Thursday...

Carnivals up and down the country are working together to bring a celebration full of camaraderie, vibrancy and exuberance, to every child and young person this summer - including those on the Isle of Wight. The new National Children’s Carnival...

Gift to Nature, a local charity that looks after more than 30 green spaces across the Isle of Wight, says it is disappointed by the vandalism of a natural habitat at Pig Leg Lane in Ryde. Photographs shared with the...

Local firm PJC Glazing is appealing for the public's help in locating a trailer that was stolen from outside their offices in Lake. Although the Ifor Williams trailer was secured with a chain, the thief maliciously cut through the security...

Islanders are being asked to join the rest of the nation in observing a minute's silence next Saturday, in memory of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh who sadly passed away yesterday (Friday). It comes as the details of...

Ryde-based Wight Karting has used the lockdown closure to their advantage, bringing a whole host of performance and design upgrades to their karts ahead of the attractions re-opening on Monday (12th April). With COVID-19 restrictions forcing the business to close its...

The Isle of Wight Council has re-opened the steps that lead down onto the beach at Alum Bay. Work has been completed to repair the steps that make up part of Public Footpath T22 after the route was deemed unsafe....

Larger planes will in the future be able to fly in and out of Southampton Airport after plans to extend the runway were approved during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Councillors in Eastleigh battled it out online for...

Several popular town carnivals won't go ahead this summer following safety concerns by the Isle of Wight Carnival Federation in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A statement released by the federation yesterday (Friday), which represents Cowes, Newport, Shanklin, Ventnor,...

A gun salute will take place in Portsmouth this afternoon in honour of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away aged 99, yesterday (Friday). The salute is to be held at Her Majesty's Naval Base in Portsmouth...