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That's another week over and done and what a week it's been! Musical cormorant. Lalala lalala lalalalalaaaaaaa at Hersey Nature Reserve Seaview (Josie Luckermans) Sunrise at the Lifeboat Station (Ricky Santos) Fireworks at The Spyglass Inn at Ventnor (Stephanie Nicholls)...

Ryde Town Council look set to be made special purchasers of Ryde Harbour and Eastern Gardens, it has been announced. A delegated decision is due to be made by Councillor Stuart Hutchinson over the future of the Isle of Wight...

HMS Prince of Wales, the country's newest aircraft carrier, is expected to make her maiden visit to Portsmouth Naval Base tomorrow (Saturday). Following the early completion of sea trials, the Royal Navy carrier took up position off the coast of...

The annual Visit Isle of Wight Tourism Conference gets underway next Wednesday (20th November). Hosted at Parkdean Resort’s Lower Hyde Holiday Park in Shanklin, this year’s conference will have dual themes around the importance of digital impact and accessibility in...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of service for essential maintenance on Sunday morning (17th November), it has been announced. Between 07:00 and 12 noon, the East Cowes to West Cowes crossing will not be running. This means that...

The list of candidates for next month’s General Election for the constituency of the Isle of Wight has been published. The election takes place on 12th December 2019 when polling stations across the Island will be open from 07:00 until...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (15th November) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12654 £100.00 15297 £100.00 14912 £100.00 10742 £100.00 3303 £100.00 297 £100.00 11693 £100.00 85 £100.00 1633 £100.00 15607 £100.00 14369

Island Echo is proud to support BBC Children in Need (CiN), whose vision is that every child in the UK has a childhood which is safe, happy, secure and allows them the chance to reach their potential. Our website has...

Leading challenger brand Utilita Energy has exclusively revealed the opening date of its Newport-based high street energy hub to the Island Echo. The hub, part of nationwide rollout which will see the Smart Pay As You Go Energy specialists open...

Photo: Rebel Marine A 40ft yacht which sank off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Monday has been raised and towed to Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). The vessel, with 3 Swiss men on board, snagged the anchor chain...