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How the new ASDA will look (Illustration dated 2014) Road improvements in the St George’s Way area of Newport are progressing well with works currently on schedule to be completed in March as planned. Work has now started to upgrade...

A new report by Healthwatch Isle of Wight has found that Islanders are, on average, waiting up to 8.4 days for a GP appointment and that some 10,700 patients in the West and Central Wight are unable to pre-book GP appointments. Over...

Wightlink has announced a partnership with the Island based company Wight Crystal who will become the preferred supplier of bottled water across all the ferry company’s 12 retail outlets onshore and afloat. Under the deal, Wightlink will become Newport-based Wight...

Dame Ellen MacArthur is announcing a very special project today (Tuesday) that will see 100 young people in recovery from cancer taking part in an extraordinary challenge - sailing around Britain in a national relay, celebrating achievement and realising potential. Round...

Work is underway on the second phase of a major scheme to improve the highway drainage in Bembridge village. Island Roads is undertaking the project to improve the drainage at Lane End by significantly increasing the capacity of the drainage...

A Ryde man is appealing for the return of his much-loved Vespa scooter, which was stolen from outside his home in Binstead over the weekend. Police are investigating the incident of theft which is said to have taken place on...

Having already invested heavily in its operational team and logistical support infrastructure here on the Isle of Wight, class-leading offshore energy service vessel operator, Seacat Services, has now moved into a new purpose-designed headquarters in Cowes. The investment represents a further commitment...

Police are investigating a serious assault on a bus in Ventnor during the early hours of New Year's Day. At around 01:30 on 1st January, a 57-year-old man got on the Route 3 bus at Spring Hill before he was hit on the...

It's that time of year when we all are reminded to be aware of cold weather and ice conditions when we are outside. But after a recent spate of incidents across the country, HM Coastguard has issued some timely advice...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an elderly man was mowed down in Sandown on Tuesday. As first reported by Island Echo, officers were called to The Broadway, Sandown at around 18:00 on Tuesday evening following a collision between...