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Following Andrew Turner MP’s involvement in a debate in the House of Commons earlier this week, where he raised the topic of devolution and the Solent Deal, Councillor Jonathan Bacon, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, has issued a...

IN PICTURES: The Future has finally arrived as Bestival 2016 gets underway with up to 55,000 people packing out Robin Hill Country Park for what is set to be a fun-filled, futuristic weekend with the likes of The Cure, Major Lazer,...

Bump Express, the Island's leading vehicle cosmetic repair specialist is going from strength-to-strength and making further significant investment in their Professional Car Care Studio on Lake Industrial Estate. Reflecting their commitment to the Island and it car owners. This latest...

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is asking MPs in rural areas across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to help secure a strong future for the rural economy and the environment by supporting its New Opportunities campaign.  The...

Thousands of Bestival revellers are today (Thursday) descending on the Isle of Wight as Bestival's 4-day futuristic party gets underway. Spirits are running high as the fantastic weather continues, with music lovers heading across the Solent and on wards to Robin Hill at Downend, the...

Hovertravel has launched a new community initiative, HoverTalent, to support the next generation of aspiring musicians, sportspeople and artists from the Isle of Wight. The HoverTalent initiative offers students (between the ages of 5 and 16 years) a travel card...

German supermarket chain Aldi have opened their second store on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday), almost 2 years after Island Echo revealed the company's plans. Shoppers queued at the newly-built Lake store located at Spithead Business Centre for the 08:00...

Click for a larger version / Isle of Wight Council Residents and visitors are being reminded of key routes between the Island’s ferry ports and Bestival at Robin Hill Country Park, which are expected to be particularly busy this coming...

Staff and patients at Southampton’s university hospitals are urging members of the public to support a final push to help transform its pioneering children’s cancer centre - a centre which treated 6 new Island patients between April 2014 and March...

IN PICTURES: The development of the Island's brand new Aldi store at Spithead Business Centre in Lake has been captured by an Island drone pilot, Darren Vaughan of Wight Drone. Over the past few months Darren has witnessed the build...