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3 busy council car parks are to offer drivers the option to pay by contactless cards from today (Friday 7th August).  The car parks at Quay Road in Ryde, River Road in Yarmouth and Church Litten, Newport will be offering...

The chairman of Barclays UK, Sir Ian Cheshire, has been appointed as Mountbatten’s new Chair of Trustees. Sir Ian, 60, will bring extensive business experience to the role, following a career which includes 7 years as chief executive of Kingfisher,...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has issued a statement on the recently-announced planning reforms. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Government has set out plans to overhaul an ‘outdated’ planning system and reform the way the country builds....

The Isle of Wight Council is once again opening up the doors to libraries across the Island after making changes to ensure that each venue is COVID-safe. For a few weeks now, library customers have been able to visit their...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (7th August 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13005 £100.00 13828 £100.00 12355 £100.00 13087 £100.00 7528 £100.00 8603 £100.00 7913 £100.00 7845 £100.00 10310 £100.00 14825 £100.00 15310

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...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating a burglary from the site of a house renovation last month. The incident took place in mid-July whereby an extensive amount of power tools - largely from the Dewalt range- were stolen....

With temperatures of 33c expected on the Isle of Wight over the next 2 days, Island Echo has compiled top tips on how to stay safe during a heatwave. As previously reported, IW Met Service has issued a heat alert...

Islanders are being thanked for recycling more at home as new research shows the changing ways residents manage their household waste. The Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Amey, has carried out a recycling and waste composition study which...

BT looks set to remove another 7 public telephone boxes on the Isle of Wight, adding to the 42 already removed or being removed. An initial consultation was launched in September last year to permanently remove 16 telephone boxes from...