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The New Carnival Company is set to launch the narrative for the annual Isle of Wight Mardi Gras at a celebration event at Ryde Academy next Thursday (16th November) at 17:30. The Isle of Wight Mardi Gras always adopts a...

Free call blockers are now available on a first come, first served basis to people with dementia, who are currently receiving scam or nuisance calls. The Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards Service is supporting this scheme, which is being...

Figures released this week show that with winter drawing near, as many as 30,765 households on the Isle of Wight risk losing around £50 per year in wasted heat disappearing up unused chimneys in their property.  On average, 80 cubic...

Wightlink is acting to help Isle of Wight commuters and other foot passengers who cross the Solent and then catch trains to their final destinations this week. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has announced its intention to strike...

Ryde Arena Community Action Group has had a fundraising boost of £658 after the October challenge of the Bicycle Island app hit its charity target for the first time. The Isle of Wight Council-funded app, linked to the SMART cycling...

Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating an assault in Newport on Thursday (2nd November) which left a 15-year-old boy with a fractured jaw. It's been reported to investigating officers that the teenager was assaulted by another teenager at...

Island Roads has said that it will use available powers to ensure that Southern Water carry out reinstatement work at Ashey to the required standards. Motorists heading in and out of Ryde face around 20 weeks of disruption as the...

Island MP Bob Seely has spoken out about the upcoming rail strikes, which will see train services suspended on the Isle of Wight on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week. As previously reported by Island Echo, Island Line workers...

Sandown's annual November Celebrations fireworks display has been captured on camera like never before - from the sky. Pete Box of Wightskycam was just 1 of thousands of spectators at Saturday's free event, which saw crowds gather throughout the afternoon...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance reached a new milestone on Friday - completing the 7,500th life-saving mission in just over 10 years. The bright yellow and green helicopter is crewed by pilots, paramedics and doctors who are trained...