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The winning number in this week’s special IW Lottery £2,000 draw (10th July 2020) is… Amount (£) Number £2,000.00 10227

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. New Applications...

Police are appealing for information to help identify the driver of a lorry which damaged a passing car on Middle Road earlier this afternoon (Thursday). At 15:00, a white 7.5t lorry was driving along Calbourne Road towards Newport when the...

Hampshire Constabulary is launching a Youth Independent Advisory Group (IAG) on the Isle of Wight to give young people on the Island the opportunity to question policing practices and review the work done with major investigations, incidents, and issues that...

It would be an absolute tragedy if the purchase of Venture Quays by the Isle of Wight Council did not go ahead  - that was the message to councillors who were urged to continue with buying the landmark East Cowes...

The Isle of Wight Council has been shortlisted in 2 categories at the annual MRW (Materials Recycling World) National Recycling Awards, which take place in December.  The first nomination is for the ‘Campaign of the Year - Up to £20K’...

New Government measures designed to save businesses and protect jobs have been welcomed by Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely.  The measures – set out by the Chancellor on Wednesday – include a jobs retention bonus to encourage employers to...

A petition to stop houses being built at Seaclose Park has been signed by more than 1,000 residents in just 24 hours. After a motion to the Isle of Wight Council to review the proposal for housing was rejected, Cllr...

A 58-year-old woman remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital just over a week after a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Whitwell, which tragically claimed the life of a 62-year-old man. As previously reported by Island Echo,...

A community group’s plans to extend a library to provide more activities have been cancelled — due to the projected cost. Friends of Freshwater Library (FOFL) had been working on plans to extend Freshwater Library, on School Green Road, for...