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The council has moved to reassure residents that waste collections will continue throughout the 10-week closure of the main road through Wroxall. Work by gas distribution company SGN is due to close the main road through Wroxall from Monday 18th...

Almost 25,000 Self Assessment customers have set up an online payment plan to manage their tax liabilities in up to 12 monthly instalments, totalling £69.1 million, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. In October, HMRC increased the threshold for...

Vestas looks set to lay off 220 staff members both here in the UK and Denmark, it has been announced today (Thursday). Island Echo has learnt that just 25 of these 220 positions will be lost in the United Kingdom,...

With outdoor exercise very much in the spotlight during this latest lockdown period, CLA South East is encouraging the public to enjoy our beautiful countryside responsibly during visits. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is urging people to stick...

Grants of up to £3,000 are now available to help provide new or additional activities for families and young people living on the Isle of Wight. Local groups, clubs and enterprises are being encouraged to apply for an 'Early Help...

90% of COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight are now through the new strain of the virus. The variant, which started in Kent and has worked its way across the South, has seen coronavirus levels rocket, moving the Island...

A review into the sentencing of a child rapist from Freshwater is to take place as it has been claimed his 14-year sentence is simply 'too lenient'. 62-year-old Graham Medway orally raped a 3-year-old girl at Fort Victoria Country Park...

Local elections will go ahead in May this year, the government has confirmed, following suggestions they should be postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. Across the Island, electors will go to the polls on 6th May voting for ward representatives...

Caroline Robertson can vividly recall asking her husband to check on her every 10 minutes as she lay in bed terrified she could stop breathing at any moment. Caroline, a specialist physiotherapist based at St Mary's Hospital, feels lucky to...

Southern Vectis have announced their operational plans during the closure of the main road through Wroxall while a new gas main is installed by SGN.  As previously reported by Island Echo, St John's Road in Wroxall will be closed to...