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A new initiative to help families and individuals who are facing hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic is being launched by the Isle of Wight Council. The second phase of ‘connect4communities’ will be a community-based programme driven by the Isle...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has become the first in the UK to launch an ambulance decontamination programme for all emergency and non-emergency vehicles. The programme, which uses ProXcide hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology to remove viral and bacterial...

Technical issues with 1 of just 2 hovercraft operating between Ryde and Southsea has led to Hovertravel making cancellations for the third day running. With 1 of the Flyer craft out of action for unknown technical reasons, the 07:00 and...

Dental services on the Isle of Wight have been branded the ‘biggest health inequality’ for residents by a health watchdog. One person has been trying for over 12 years to register with a dentist and people having to borrow money...

A petition to save Westridge Farm was presented to the Isle of Wight Council yesterday (Tuesday) after notching up more than 4,200 signatures. Archie Holliday, 9, the son of current Westridge Farm tenant farmer Nigel, wrote to Councillor Michael Lilley,...

Dementia patients are still being cared for on the mainland, 15 months after the closure of a specialist ward on the Isle of Wight, a fact called unacceptable by a health watchdog. Following an inspection from the Care Quality Commission,...

Isle of Wight-based Adaptive Engineering Solutions has scooped the 'Best Bespoke Engineering Solutions Firm' award in the Southern Enterprise Awards 2020. AES, who are based on the outskirts of Newport, have been recognised because they are able to demonstrate design...

Islanders are expected to be given the first COVID-19 vaccine from early next week, but those with significant allergies to vaccines, food or medicines are now being advised not to take the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. As previously reported by Island Echo,...

A study looking into the feasibility of a livestock collection centre on the Isle of Wight has been released. The Isle of Wight Council (IWC), National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society (RIWAS) recently commissioned...

Work by Island Roads to upgrade a key section of the Sandown to Newport cycle track has been completed. In partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, Island Roads has replaced the former footbridge over the Eastern Yar at Alverstone...