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Community Groups from across the Island have come together, remotely, to put together a film celebrating and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. The film, produced by the Isle of Wight Film Club, includes contributions from the Island's Lord...

Adapt UK, a new grant-funded programme set up to assist businesses in adapting in the face of adversity, has been launched through the culmination of web and digital marketing expertise from Brightbulb Design and Chris Court Associates. Launched to help...

Important road safety work to improve skid resistance at key sites across the Island is to begin next week. The activity by Island Roads will be undertaken by crews of 2 who have undergone recent training to help them work...

From her home on the Isle of Wight, spritely Monica Wickenden, 97, looks out across the Solent towards her old base at Gosport and remembers the joy she felt at the end of the war. Monica, (Mo to friends and...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (8th May 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 4594 £100.00 5068 £100.00 11567 £100.00 14309 £100.00 9918 £100.00 11641 £100.00 1234 £100.00 13987 £100.00 7850 £100.00 3304 £100.00 6614

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...

The NHS' COVID-19 contact tracing app is now live on the Isle of Wight, but many Islanders still have a bonanza of questions. As previously reported by Island Echo, Island residents are being encouraged to support the nation by being part...

Special hardship payments totalling £752,000 have now been allocated to help the 5,020 Island households who are currently in receipt of Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) for those of working age. The payments are from a fund of £1.1million provided...

Wightlink is reminding customers to continue to follow the Government’s instructions and stay at home – particularly over the coming Bank Holiday weekend – to reduce the spread of coronavirus.  In a personal message from Wightlink’s Chief Executive, Keith Greenfield,...

WATCH: The video above shows the milking process at Briddlesford Farm near Wootton Dairy farmers across the Isle of Wight will be able to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, it...