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Police have launched an appeal for information after a 27-year-old man sustained head injuries in Sandown during the early hours of Saturday morning. The man was treated in hospital for bruising and injuries to his head following an incident in...

50-year-old Timothy Clark is to be sentenced in May following an incident involving Armed Police at the Burlington Hotel in Ventnor last month. As first reported by Island Echo, Armed Police officers were called to the Burlington Hotel on Bellevue Road...

A new initiative has been unveiled as part of a partnership to protect vulnerable birds that spend the winter on the Solent. Over 90,000 waders and wildfowl migrate to the Solent each winter from as far away as Siberia. This...

Photos: Alverstone Mead Nature Reserve - AMNR The popular bird hide at Alverstone Nature Reserve has been closed with immediate effect to allow for essential repairs to the structure to be carried out. The wardens that look after the the...

Island drivers picking up and dropping off children at the school gates are being urged to stop their engines idling whilst texting on their mobile phones. Several residents who live close to Island schools have expressed concerns to Councillor Chris Whitehouse,...

3 Isle of Wight lifeboat crews will be among around 67 nationwide joining forces on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th April for Go Orange Day, to help raise awareness for independent lifeboat stations that operate outside the jurisdiction of the RNLI....

Islanders are being asked to be on the lookout for anyone attempting to sell second hand chain saws following a recent theft. According to Police, 4 Stihl chain saws, a toolbox filled with large spanners and a small petrol generator have...

The owners of Robin Hill Country Park have resubmitted a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council seeking permission to build tree houses, lodges, glamping tents and even a bakery on land at Downend. In 2015 Vectis Ventures submitted...

Venturefest South launched to the region last Thursday (9th March), with a hugely successful 1-day event that saw over 500 innovators, entrepreneurs and investors descend upon Winchester. The inaugural Venturefest South event aimed to bring together these 3 ‘tribes’ to demonstrate...

The previous floating bridge photographed after its last crossing in January The brand new Cowes Floating Bridge has taken to the water and is set to make its way to the Isle of Wight next week. 'Floating Bridge No. 6'...