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The man heading up the NHS Test and Trace app team has thanked Islanders who have already downloaded the new mobile application and has urged others to follow suit. Simon Thompson, Managing Director of NHS Test and Trace app, has...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (21st August 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 2267 £100.00 907 £100.00 15740 £100.00 14263 £100.00 2756 £100.00 649 £100.00 1665 £100.00 443 £100.00 8068 £100.00 16122 £100.00 13541

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: P/00657/18...

Island Roads have removed the traffic lights from Hope Hill in Shanklin and have re-instated the carriageway. Traffic has recently been controlled by temporary lights for safety reasons after a void appeared beneath the road surface. This void has been...

GCSE students are being congratulated after their hard work to achieve their results this year, overcoming the difficulties posed in completing their courses as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Christ the King has seen 77% of students achieve...

The Isle of Wight Foodbank provided 6,253 emergency food parcels to local people in the year leading to March 2020 - with 2,421 going to children. The figures are a 23% increase on the previous financial year. With the unprecedented...

The front counter at Newport Police Station will be closed for 2 days next week to allow for some essential maintenance. On Tuesday 25th August and Wednesday 26th August, the doors will be shut to the county town's Police Station....

Islanders are being firmly discouraged from taking part in this year's St Helens Fort Walk, which for the first time could be considered illegal. Each August, thousands of people head to the beaches of St Helens and Bembridge to take...

Councillor Michael Lilley A ‘bridge too far’ and the ‘removal of a historic farm forever’ — public figures including the Mayor of Ryde are making their objections known about the 475-house West Acre Park development in Ryde. Plans to demolish...

Dr David Henderson, an Isle of Wight GP, is to appear in court tomorrow (Friday) charged with being over 3 times the drink drive limit and failing to stop after a road accident. As previously reported by Island Echo, 60-year-old...