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Thousands of pounds has been raised for charity once again this year thanks to the sell-out Wightlink Ryde Slide event, which was held under the glorious summer sunshine yesterday (Sunday). Men, women and children of all ages enjoyed zooming down the...

Despite landing a leading role in the musical 'Chicago' and cancelling a number of commitments across the country, Martin Kemp will still be appearing at this year's Jack up the 80s. Martin has proven to be a very popular addition...

The Isle of Wight Council, supported by Southern Water, has launched a campaign to celebrate the Island’s coastline – and help people play a part in keeping its beaches beautiful. Bathing waters along the 57 miles of Island coastline have...

Investigations are underway into an occurrence of fly tipping in Gurnard after the discovery of household waste dumped at the side of the road. A local resident found the waste on Rew Street near Gurnard earlier this morning (Sunday). Items...

The Isle of Wight Council has launched a draft Regeneration Strategy to ensure the Island becomes an inspiring place to grow up, live, work and visit. Following a year of meetings with people all around the Isle of Wight, the...

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, will be visiting Osborne House next week where she will be joined by Dame Judi Dench. As previously reported by Island Echo, The Duchess of Cornwall will be officially naming Red Funnel's brand...

A new uniform for students in both the primary and secondary phase of The Bay CE School has been announced. The recently launched new school badge will be an important part in creating a strong sense of belonging and greater...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has been shortlisted for the ‘Charity of the Year Award’ by the prestigious Charity Times Awards 2018. The Charity Times Awards are now approaching their 19th year as the pre-eminent charity sector awards, recognising leadership...

A planning application seeking outline permission to build a brand new 'employment park' at Sandown Airport, which could bring about 400 new jobs, has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. 6 new buildings - a mixture of light...

A 'pledge to improve' from the Isle of Wight’s strongly-criticised NHS clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been welcomed by the Isle of Wight Council. As previously reported by Island Echo, the CCG this week recognised there were 'genuine and justified...