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Work is to begin shortly on an Island Roads project to renew School Green Road Bridge in Freshwater. The old bridge deck will be removed and replaced during the scheme, which is due to begin on 22nd July and last...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been embracing the variety of opportunities arising from the Governments Apprenticeship Reforms Funding and supporting individuals on the route to a great career in Nursing. The Trust and the Open University (OU) have...

UKSA, the national youth maritime training charity based in Cowes, is launching a brand new, fully funded foundation course for young people aged 16 who have just finished their GCSEs and are looking to start a career in the maritime...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that a major roadworks scheme in Newport is set to get underway by October - a year after work was originally meant to begin. As first reported by Island Echo, plans are in...

Dover-based Riley Marine Services Ltd have today (Thursday) announced their expression of interest in taking over Ryde Harbour and a second, undisclosed location on the Isle of Wight. At the tail end of 2018, it was announced that the Isle...

The Isle of Wight Council’s website is changing and the views of Islanders is being sought to help shape the future. With more than 700,000 page views per month, www.iwight.com is said to be the best way to contact the...

2 men arrested in Binstead just under 2 weeks ago have been released with no further action - but property seized at the time of arrest has now been returned to its rightful owner. As previously reported by Island Echo,...

The Isle of Wight's Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is urging teenagers to stay safe following a serious accident in Newport recently, which has resulted in Police stepping up patrols in the area. As first reported by Island Echo, a young...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has resigned from his role as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) after refusing to back the Government’s controversial High Speed Rail (HS2) project in...

Women’s experiences of breast screening have led to improvements being made to the Breast Screening Service provided by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Text reminders and flexible appointment times have been introduced to make the screening as accessible as...