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Christ the King College in Carisbrooke have announced that they will be working in partnership with Southampton FC's Saints Foundation to offer an exciting new education programme on the Isle of Wight from September 2017. The Football and Education Programme...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Council’s Lead Member for Children’s Services has today (Thursday) hit back at claims by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) that revelations by the councillor on Tuesday were inaccurate. As previously reported by Island Echo, Cllr Whitehouse issued...

To assist customers living and working in the Cowes area, Pallance Road Post Office in Northwood will be open extra days during the relocation of Cowes Post Office. The Post Office is to relocate Cowes Post Office to The Southern Co-operative’s store...

An Isle of Wight business is shaping the future of national education funding and school financial tools. Simon Richards from SJR Governance Ltd has been selected by the Department for Education to take part in software tests to develop a...

The Needles Landmark Attraction reopens for a new season on Saturday (1st April) with the launch of a refurbished restaurant and plans for the celebration of a historic event from the Isle of Wight’s past. During the winter the attraction,...

The Island’s MP is challenging the Island Independent Group to provide clarity on their recent announcement that if elected they will attempt to buy Red Funnel, currently on the market for a reported £250m.  Andrew Turner said there appears to...

The Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have this week begun their official bid for victory in May's local elections. Lib Dems launched their 2017 bid outside Newport Library as part of their proposal to help the Island’s education by signing up...

Island Roads has thanked Bembridge residents, businesses and the parish council for their support during recent work to improve the highways drainage in the village as part of the Highways PFI contract. Since last autumn, Island Roads has been undertaking...

VIDEO: The number of complaints of animal cruelty investigated by the RSPCA on the Isle of Wight increased by 3.1% in 2016, figures released today (Wednesday) reveal. Last year the RSPCA investigated 330 cases of cruelty across the Island, a rise of 10...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have issued a plea for people to take more care around the coast and to respect the water, as figures reveal almost 200 people were rescued in the waters surrounding the Isle of Wight...