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Beach hut owners on Isle of Wight Council land are facing price rises of hundreds of pounds in their annual rents which could see the amount they pay double or even triple, generating the Council an additional £106,000 a year....

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been tasked to over 500 incidents so far this year. Flying both day and night, 365 days a year, the advanced Critical Care Team of paramedics, doctors and pilots can be at...

The General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), Kevin Courtney, has sent a statement of support for the campaign to save the Studio School in East Cowes. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Isle of Wight Studio School...

Police on the Isle of Wight are on the hunt for 2 stolen mountain bikes which were taken from an address in Ryde last week. The bikes were stolen from a shed on St John's Road sometime between 17:00 on...

An Island-wide coastal beach clean, sponsored by Red Funnel, is to be an integral part of this year’s annual Isle of Wight Day celebrations over the weekend of 22nd-23rd September. The Isle of Wight has 67 miles of coastline and whilst...

Nicholas Belfitt has informed the Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats that he is standing down as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate to allow for a full selection procedure before the next election. Nicholas stood in last year's General Election at the age of just...

Dog owners are being reminded to keep their pets under control following the deaths of 3 sheep in the Wroxall area. Police believe the livestock were killed during the month of April as a result of an attack by a...

Car enthusiasts from across the country descended on the Isle of Wight this weekend for the annual Ford Takeover event, which saw over 800 cars go on display on the outskirts of Ryde earlier today (Sunday). The blue oval marque...

2 men and a boy on a fishing expedition in the Solent caught more than they bargained for yesterday (Saturday), resulting in their motorboat having to be towed to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat. Their 6m boat not only had...

The formal search is set to get underway to find a long-term investment partner to secure and extend Dinosaur Isle at Sandown. The move is designed to find vital extra funding and expertise to develop and expand the museum –...