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The bravery, dedication and professionalism of Police officers in Hampshire has been celebrated at a special awards ceremony, with 3 officers awarded for their quick-thinking actions during this year's Round the Island Race. The Joint Operations Unit (JOU) Commendations Ceremony...

HMRC has successfully reduced the number of phishing emails its customers receive by 300 million this year, better protecting taxpayers from fraud and identity theft. This is a significant decrease in the half a billion phishing emails sent to customers...

To mark the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the independent charity Victim Support in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight is letting people know that help and support is available to ‘Break the Routine’ of...

It is likely that your Christmas turkey will be gobbled up but there is probably going to be a fair bit of food waste in your household after Christmas and therefore the Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Amey, is helping...

Cowes RNLI crew member Dr Will King The ‘Dare to Brave It’ swim held at Gurnard over the weekend, involving 31 swimmers, raised well over £600 for the RNLI. The swim, around buoys off The Little Gloster restaurant, was watched by...

Natwest is to close its Shanklin branch in June 2017, it has been announced this week. With more and more customers using online and mobile banking, the bank has taken the decision to close the doors to the High Street...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a Wootton woman sustained serious injuries following a collision with a car on Friday night (2nd December). As first reported by Island Echo, Police and ambulance crews were called to High Street,...

Cllr Bacon, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council Papers submitted by lawyers acting for the Isle of Wight Council, on the instruction of its Leader, Cllr Jonathan Bacon, ask the Supreme Court to reach a 'bizarre' conclusion that would...

Samantha Lucas has joined Wightlink Ferries as Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, it has been announced. She joins the company from DP World in Southampton and has also held senior roles at Southampton Solent University, which runs Warsash...

HIOWAA CEO Alex Lochrane Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is seeking to warn the public about laser attacks and the threat they pose to the safety of the Air Ambulance.   Since the introduction of night time operations in...