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Ian Johnston, Scam Adviser for Citizen Advice IOW Islanders are being urged to 'stop, report, talk' when it comes to scams as Citizens Advice Isle of Wight reveal the extent of the problem as part of Scam Awareness Fortnight.  6...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Randonnee have announced a new date for next year's event following the realisation that the provisional date clashed with Walk the Wight. As reported by Island Echo last week, The Wayfarers Cycle Touring Club...

L-R: Joel Bateman, Linda Dennis, Mark Waldron, Jonathan Bacon, Dave Stewart, Bob Seely MP It has been announced by the United Nations Man and Biosphere Co-ordinating Council that the Isle of Wight is to become the UK’s latest UNESCO Biosphere...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has announced that it is expanding its services to include group work, in an attempt to tackle the increasing demand for its one-to-one counselling service. The move comes following over 1,000 young people reaching...

Children’s services on the Isle of Wight have been praised for being at the cutting edge nationally in the development of early help and family hubs. A delegation from the Isle of Wight Council and Barnardo’s were invited to Westminster...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating a fire which engulfed a local man's car in Newport last week. The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called to Little London on 10th June when a vehicle fire...

The Isle of Wight Festival is over for another year and despite the event lacking the usual massive headline acts, thousands of festival-goers enjoyed what turned out to be a drier weekend than expected. It was noticeably quieter on the...

Around 1,800 Islanders took the opportunity to have their say on the Isle of Wight’s planning blueprint recently. The draft Island Planning Strategy sets out the proposed approach towards housing, employment, transport, commercial and leisure land use on the Isle...

Photo: Isle of Wight Festival UK music star Jess Glynne, who failed to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival yesterday (Sunday), has confirmed she was backstage at Seaclose Park but couldn't take to the stage due to being 'incredibly...

A mix of land and property on the Isle of Wight went under the auctioneer’s hammer in Portsmouth on Friday. They were among 135 lots being sold by regional auctioneers Clive Emson. Nearly an acre of freehold land at Chillerton...