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Sections of one of the most important roads on the Isle of Wight are to be rebuilt and resurfaced in a scheme set to last over 2 months. The project on York Avenue in East Cowes is part of ongoing...

Barratt Developments, made up of Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has announced a record half-year of house sales, despite the ongoing COVID crisis.  The company, that is building homes on the Isle of Wight, recorded 9,077 house completions in...

Despite calls for more personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect staff against the latest strains of COVID-19, no changes will be made to what will be issued to  Isle of Wight NHS Trust teams. Nationally, fears about the UK variant...

Transforming County Hall into flats and purchasing 3 new dotto trains are just some of the proposals being put forward by Our Island - a political group hoping to gain seats in this May's local elections. Our Island has detailed their...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is among a group of 8 MPs backing an ambitious bid seeking ‘Freeport status’ in the Solent area. The bid has been submitted by the Solent LEP in response to the government’s plans to...

Following the hits the Isle of Wight took from the UK strain of COVID-19, the chief executive of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has spoken of just how tough the past month has been. Government figures show 3,810 cases...

34-year-old William Thomas Bushnell has been banned from driving after crashing his car whilst almost 2-and-a-half times the drink drive limit. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called to the junction of Carpenters Road and Beaper Shute on...

Monday 8th February – Friday 12th February 2021   • Matthew Rawson, 34, of Garden Way in Newport, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance and driving without due care and...

With an estimated 15,000 more cars on the Isle of Wight in 2026 than in 2011, the council is looking at whether it has enough parking capacity to support the demand. The council’s now-approved parking development plan, ideas to generate...

A new approach is being taken to tackle obesity on the Isle of Wight, where nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight. Isel of Wight director of public health, Simon Bryant, says steps will be taken to ‘change the blame game’...