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The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that vulnerable children and those eligible for free school meals will not go hungry during the February half-term as funding has been provided for food vouchers for families. Part of the council's connect4communities...

Self Assessment customers will not receive a penalty for their late online tax return if they file by 28th February 2021, HM Revenue and Customs’ Chief Executive Jim Harra has announced. More than 8.9 million customers have already filed their...

A local councillor has hit back at the solution to solve the troubled floating bridge’s problems stating 'it's not a sticky plaster you can put on'. As the Isle of Wight Council continues to consider the only ‘viable’ option to...

Specialist mainland services are being brought in to repair a mains sewer pipe that has been identified as the cause of a sinkhole in Ryde. As previously reported by Island Echo, a large hole has appeared on a footpath at...

Domestic abuse incidents are rising on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest figures published by the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (CSP). 1,786 incidents of domestic violence and abuse were recorded on the Island in 2019/20, an...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched its new Start-Up Launchpad programme, which offers new business owners 12 hours of business coaching from a trusted advisor, at no cost. The programme, in partnership with BDO leading business advisers, has...

The former bus depot in Ventnor is going back up for auction in February, guided at £440,000-480,000. The freehold site at 22 Pier Street is among 101 lots catalogued in the first online auction of the year by regional land...

Following the release of new grant funding to support businesses through the current lockdown, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely and IW Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Steven Holbrook, say they are keen that Island businesses don’t miss out. The...

Referrals from the NSPCC helpline to agencies in the South East about children living with domestic abuse have increased by more than 60% during the pandemic. The latest figures reveal that the average monthly number of referrals about this issue,...

The owners of an Indian takeaway in Lake are warning other businesses in the area to be vigilant after a door was smashed overnight. Glass at the front of the Bayleaf Indian Restaurant and Takeaway on Lake High Street has...