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The coronavirus track and trace app that has been trialled on the Isle of Wight has now been put on the backburner with the Department of Health saying that it is no longer a priority. Over 54,000 people have downloaded...

A 14-year-old boy from Eastleigh near Southampton has been charged with plotting a terror attack. The teen - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was arrested by officers from Hampshire Constabulary on Friday before being further arrested by...

The Isle of Wight Council’s regular review of single occupier council tax discount is underway to check the correct amounts are being paid by households. Letters are being sent out from this week with an accompanying form so the council...

The UK’s only sovereign civil aircraft manufacturer, Britten-Norman, has this week celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Islander’s maiden flight. The Islander is one of the world’s most successful and enduring aircraft designs. It has a formidable reputation as a...

Police have arrested a man and a woman from Newport on suspicion of using counterfeit money after a number of fake £20 notes were discovered earlier this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, officers have been investigating reports of...

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The Food Warehouse is continuing with plans to open their first Isle of Wight store in Newport. As previously reported by Island Echo, a planning application to change the use of the former PC World...

The National Trust is urging people not to bring a barbecue or light a campfire when they visit the coast and countryside, following a spate of wildfires during lockdown. Despite recent rainfall, a record-breaking spring of sunshine has left many...

Ryde has little power to halt unpopular housing developments due to a 'lack of democracy' at county planning level, it has been claimed this week. Ryde Society’s chairwoman, Stella Davis, argues that with no representative from the town on the...

The British Powerboat Racing Club (BPRC), organisers of the longstanding Cowes-Torquay-Cowes International Offshore Powerboat Race, have announced that there will be no powerboat racing in Cowes this year. On the 20th May, the BPRC announced the postponement of the 60th-anniversary...

A health strategy that focuses on wellness, and not treating illness, has been approved for the Isle of Wight. At a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet last week, Director of Public Health, Simon Bryant, introduced a strategy...