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Leo Sayer and Chesney Hawkes Rain didn't dampen the spirits of thousands of music lovers who descended on Smallbrook Stadium for this year's Jack up the 80s. Neon colours were aplenty across the weekend as crowds dressed up in retro...

Thousands of people are expected to don their walking boots and put their best foot forward tomorrow evening (Monday) for the annual Bembridge Fort Walk - believed to be the biggest unorganised gathering on the Isle of Wight.  According to local...

A total of 120 swimmers completed the 66th Pier to Pier Race yesterday (Saturday) in somewhat lively seas. The swimmers entered the sea just as the wind started to pick up, which made the swim even harder. All but 3...

A local councillor has apologised for the ongoing Floating Bridge fiasco - but he says that there will be a service tonight (Friday) and is encouraging Islanders to enjoy the annual Cowes Week fireworks. Yesterday afternoon the troubled Floating Bridge...

Rural areas are at risk of being side-lined by plans to rollout 5G before they even have fast and reliable 4G coverage, according to the CLA. The CLA, which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses, has welcomed fresh Government plans...

The son of a women who suffered a heart attack whilst swimming off Cowes on Monday has launched an appeal to find 3 people who helped save her life. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to Prince's...

Calbourne Mill, the Island’s oldest attraction, could soon be yours as it goes on the market through Isle of Wight agents BCM for the bargain price of £2.3million. This is the first time that The Water Mill has been on the...

24-year-old Joe 'Joey' Baker of Ryde has been jailed for 11 months following high-speed Police pursuits through the streets of Newport and Ryde - despite him only having 1 arm. Baker admitted a string of offences including dangerous driving, driving...

HM Coastguard are reminding Islanders about the dangers that are posed by the cliffs around our coast following a cliff fall at Yaverland earlier this week. Several hundred tonnes of rock crashed down onto the beach at the area known...

A roadside operation involving the Police and the DVLA caught a total of 90 cars without tax on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday). Officers from the North East Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team set up checkpoints on the outskirts of...