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The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has said that a report into last year's grounding of the Red Funnel ferry off East Cowes is nearing completion. On Sunday 21st October 2018 at 08:11, Red Falcon collided with and sank the yacht...

3 sailors from the Isle of Wight are each to be presented with one of the Royal Yachting Association’s most prestigious awards by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA, in recognition of their commitment to their sailing clubs....

The Island Security Centre, home of Lifeline Alarms & Security Services, recently underwent a major facelift. A well known as a landmark to many, the building located on the Riverway Industrial Estate roundabout Newport has been home to the Lifeline...

Island Echo has teamed up with WightFibre to give you the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to next month's charity premiere of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Thursday 19th December sees the third Star Wars...

The owners of the Isle of Wight Deer Farm have revealed that 2 fawns and 1 calve have been killed by a 'large carnivore' over the weekend. It is thought that a dog is to blame for the deaths of...

45-year-old John Duckworth will appear before Magistrates tomorrow (Tuesday) charged with burglary. Mr Duckworth, of no fixed adobe, is alleged to have stolen more than £4,000 worth of perfume from Regent Beauty Shop, Shanklin on Friday (8th November). Police investigating...

Wightlink have been forced to cancel 6 sailings on their Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour catamaran service today (Monday) due to crew sickness. The 16:40, 17:40 and 18:45 sailings from Portsmouth Harbour and the 17:10, 18:10 and 19:15 from Ryde have...

Independent Arts will have a new Chief Executive from December, as Lisa Gagliani MBE takes the reins from Kate Ball, the outgoing charity leader who has led the organisation for a decade.  Independent Arts is the Isle of Wight charity...

Fixed Link Campaigner Carl Feeney has confirmed he is to stand in next month's General Election as part of the national ‘Independent Network’. Mr Feeney spent Thursday and Friday last week at the IN Westminster offices discussing political party support...

Thousands of pounds worth of vaping equipment has been stolen from a shop in Sandown overnight after a young male broke in and helped himself - twice. At around 02:30 this morning (Sunday), an unknown male broke into 'Zest' at...