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Wightlink has announced that it will be changing its car ferry timetables from Monday 29th March 2021 in anticipation of increased demand for travel in April. As a result of the lockdown easing, the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route will increase to an...

More than 38,000 families in the South East using their Tax-Free Childcare accounts to pay for childcare costs are benefitting from a UK Government top-up worth up to £500 every 3 months, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. But...

The Isle of Wight Council’s leader has called plans for the regeneration of Dinosaur Isle a ‘Disneyland opportunity’, with the potential for a brand new theme park to open on the Isle of Wight in just 2 years' time. It...

Major work to strengthen the 7m high wall that supports the highway at Hope Road in Shanklin has now been completed by Island Roads. The project addresses erosion at the base of the wall that has been caused by groundwater....

The main road through Wroxall is set to re-open in both directions by the end of this week following a vital upgrade to the gas main that runs through the village.  As previously reported by Island Echo, SGN announced at...

Monday 8th March – Friday 12th March 2021 • Dean McGuire, 46, of Kings Road in East Cowes, pleaded guilty to drink driving (109). He was disqualified from driving for 2 years and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid...

The Isle of Wight's mental health inpatient unit at St Mary’s Hospital is under greater pressure than ‘it has seen in years’, as COVID starts to catch-up. The Covid-19 surge is only now reaching the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s...

A motorcyclist who jumped a red light and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle has been given 9 points on his licence by Isle of Wight Magistrates. On 17th September last year, 39-year-old Richard Hicks, of Whitecross Avenue in Shanklin, was...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has stepped up his calls for Government assistance to protect local pharmacies from closure. Despite the significant role pharmacies are playing as they remain open during the coronavirus pandemic it is estimated that the...

With the full return to school underway, regular coronavirus testing is available for free for all households with nursery, primary, secondary and college age children and young people. This includes households in associated childcare and support bubbles, and those with...