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A new ‘Isle of Wight Welcomes You’ social media campaign, to make clear to visitors that the Island is open for business, has been launched. With hundreds of tourism and hospitality businesses on the Island set to open their doors...

Another week goes by with yet more creative photographs sent into Island Echo.  Royal George memorial plus 41 Commando commemorative plaque. Royal Gardens, Ryde. Photo by Robert Richardson Blue Tit. Photo by Terri Cook Beautiful Wight in June 2020 at...

Ahead of the National Health Service's 72nd birthday, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust wants to say a special thank you to the Island community for the overwhelming support received over recent months. There have been so many acts of...

A regeneration project in Sandown will be able to brew its own beer, now that the Isle of Wight Council has approved planning permission. Boojum and Snark, a cafe and now cafe/bar, opened on Sandown High Street thanks to grant...

A new Government funding package to help councils address coronavirus pressures and cover lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic has been welcomed by Island MP Bob Seely. The package – which includes a £500 million funding pot – is designed...

6 Isle of Wight Council-run libraries will be reopening in a phased and COVID-secure way during July. From Monday (6th July), the libraries team will be welcoming the return of any books and talking books that have been on loan...

Parkdean Resorts’ holiday parks on the Isle of Wight are set to reopen on Monday (6th July), with a range of new COVID-safe measures. The UK’s largest operator of caravan, lodge, cabin, glamping and camping holiday resorts, operates 4 parks...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (3rd July 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13762 £100.00 2485 £100.00 10443 £100.00 15194 £100.00 14438 £100.00 15984 £100.00 15264 £100.00 15305 £100.00 11810 £100.00 4113 £100.00 8404

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 Application...

37-year-old Paul Butler has been charged with 27 criminal offences, including numerous thefts in and around Newport. Officers from Newport's Neighbourhood Policing Team have been busy investigating incidents in the town which include those thought to have been committed by...