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Wightlink's West Wight route manager, Derek Graham, has been presented with a certificate by Chief Executive Keith Greenfield to mark 30 years of service for the company. Derek worked as a crewman on board ferries and in shore operations before...

In less than 24 hours time polling stations across the Isle of Wight will open their doors for the local elections, giving Islanders the chance to elect new county, town and parish councillors. It could be a complete shake up...

Cowes Harbour Commission has today (Tuesday) confirmed 2 new appointments to the Board of Cowes Harbour Commissioners, Nick Elderfield and Ra Hennessy, and the re-appointment of Andrew Cooper as a Commissioner. Following an openly advertised recruitment programme that resulted in...

A free shuttle service is being operated by Southern Vectis whilst work is undertaken at Victoria Avenue in Shanklin. Between Monday and Saturday throughout the works a bus will operate between Shanklin Co-Op and Sandford Garage. The first service will...

The Island Independent Group is hoping that young people across the Isle of Wight will be exercising their democratic right to vote in the local elections this week. The circumstances surrounding last week's resignation of Andrew Turner is said to have shown...

East Cowes-based Wight Shipyard are progressing well on the build of 2 brand new fast ferries, which are set to serve on the River Thames in London. Following on from the highly successful contract to build Red Funnel's Red Jet 6,...

Hundreds of cyclists arriving on the Island yesterday morning (Sunday) for the Isle of Wight Randonnee were welcomed by Wightlink staff with bottles of Wight Crystal water. The cyclists, who were travelling to take part in the annual bank holiday Wayfarer Cycle...

The Isle of Wight Labour Party have announced that Julian Critchley will be in the running to become the Island's next MP when he stands for the party in June's General Election. Last night (Sunday) it was confirmed that the married father of 3...

Ewan Smith-Wainwright, the openly gay Conservative candidate for Godshill and Wroxall in next week's local elections, has spoken out regarding recent comments made by Andrew Turner about homosexuality being 'wrong' and 'dangerous'. As previously reported by Island Echo, Mr Turner...

L-R: DC Pain, Supt Jackson and Russel MacLean Police officers stood alongside members of the public as they were honoured for going above and beyond to protect those living and working on the Isle of Wight at a district awards...