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Residents of Pan will be unable to gain access to their homes via Furrlongs, as closures are put in place to accommodate works for the St George's Way improvement scheme. It's part of the latest phase of the 6-month-long works...

Cowes Enterprise College student Cameron Palin became the youngest councillor in the country in November when he was co-opted onto East Cowes Town Council for the Green Party, now he is standing for the party in the Local Elections. Cameron’s...

Residents have slammed a major residential development in a quiet Freshwater cul-de-sac. Plans have been submitted for 38 houses and 12 flats — 18 of those marked for affordable housing — in an extension to Birch Close in Freshwater. The...

Isle of Wight Pride, which was due to take place in July, has been cancelled for the second year running, Trustees have announced. Those behind the annual event say they have been following the developments with the coronavirus pandemic and,...

The number of inmates at HMP Isle of Wight who have contracted coronavirus has been released as part of new data from the Home Office. The data publicised by the Prison Reform Trust, covering the time between March 2020 and...

Islanders aged over 70 who are in poor health could be banned from driving at night and have trackers fitted to their vehicles under new proposals being considered by the Driving & Vehicle Licensing Agency. Other restrictions being considered under...

The team behind The Isle of Wight Scooter Rally has announced that the event will go ahead this year, despite some initial doubt caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As previously reported by Island Echo, organiser VFM was forced to make the...

UK hotel chain Daish’s Holidays has reported a 495% increase in bookings as Brits look to flock to staycation destinations such as the Isle of Wight this Spring and Summer. Daish’s, which operate a large hotel in Shanklin, has analysed...

Fancy being a councillor on the Isle of Wight? Well, there is still time to apply ahead of the upcoming elections. The official nomination period started at the beginning of last week (22nd March) with candidates already delivering their application...

Islanders undertaking a spring clean of their homes or gardens will be able to take advantage of changes to the Isle of Wight Council's tips from today (Monday). Social distancing measures and restrictions on the number of visits that members...