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A 54-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink after crashing into 2 parked cars in Cowes last night. Police were called to the St Mary's Road and Denmark Road area of Cowes at 20:22...

Action is being taken by the Isle of Wight Council to tackle empty properties on the Island. The local authority has launched its Empty Property Strategy 2019-2022 to focus on those homes which have stood empty for more than 2...

WightLink has this evening (Wednesday) announced further cancellations to their Yarmouth to Lymington route meaning another day of disruption to come.  Sailings from Lymington: 06:40 - Cancelled  08:45 - Cancelled  11:00 - Cancelled  13:00 - Cancelled  Sailings from Yarmouth: 07:40...

Aldi’s Isle of Wight stores are now donating surplus food directly to the Pop Up Soup Kitchen, which serves homeless people living across the Isle of Wight. The new partnership follows on from a successful trial between the supermarket and...

A brand-new, working deer farm is set to open its gates to visitors on the Isle of Wight this week - with plans for a working abattoir within 12 months.  The farm, situated in 'Paradise Valley' at Nunnery Lane on...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses following the theft of commemorative coins worth thousands of pounds from a house in Chale. Hampshire Constabulary are investigating the burglary which happened in Westside Lane, Chale at some point...

The Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention organisation has this month welcomed a new community partner. Ryde-based Venture Sailing has become a community partner to SPIIOW, agreeing to give those who access SPIIOW's services the opportunity to learn new...

Mike Pavitt The Isle of Wight’s personal insolvency rate rose in 2018 compared with the previous year, ranking it 13th highest out of all local authorities in England and Wales, says insolvency trade body R3. According to the annual personal insolvency...

Matt Thatcher The future of the Isle of Wight Law Centre looks secure for now, despite a decision by the Isle of Wight Council to withdraw specialist Social Welfare Law services on the Island. A new Legal Aid contract in...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed the news that the Isle of Wight is to receive major government investment in its healthcare system - to the tune of £48million. As previously reported by Island Echo, the announcement is...