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Ryde Carnival Week has been officially launched today (Tuesday) and there’s something for everyone, from tree climbing to midnight swims, a pirates’ lunch and even a giant puppet in the children’s carnival parade. At the town's library, Mayor Henry Adams...

The funfair is to return to Ryde this week for the first time in a number of years.  Ryde Carnival Committee have convinced Matthews Funfair to stay on the Island a little longer this season to include the town's week...

Police are appealing for any witnesses to an unprovoked assault on a female in Newport High Street on Saturday afternoon to come forward. Ar around 16:00 the victim was walking along with her shopping when another female ran towards her with a...

The popular bookmaker William Hill are to open a second shop on the Isle of Wight, it has been confirmed to Island Echo. The nationwide company are set to take over the old Johnson's dry cleaners in Ryde High Street, which...

Businesses and local authorities across the Isle of Wight have just days left to put their show-stopping building projects forward for a prestigious award. Entries for the biennial Solent Design Awards close on Friday 2nd September and those behind the biennial event...

A motley crew of dancers, drummers, drag artists, DJs and more will be spreading some seriously contagious carnival fever into Bestival 2016’s Future next month. Produced by Kirsty Henderson in collaboration with Bestival, Arts Council England and Shademakers - one of Europe’s...

Island Roads will be visiting Bembridge this week to explain more about the forthcoming drainage and resurfacing scheme for Steyne Road. The event will be at Bembridge Community Centre tomorrow (Tuesday) between 13:30 and 15:00. It follows the postponement of a...

A lone yachtsman and an RNLI lifeboat became the catch of the day for a pair of anglers when their boat needed help in the Solent yesterday (Saturday).  The men aboard the 18ft 'Wicky Woo' had reported they had engine trouble...

The Jägerhaus is destined to return to Bestival 2016 and this year’s line-up is a thirst-quenching smorgasbord of advanced sonic sorcery taking in earth-quaking bass, skanking beats and mellifluous marvels. A much anticipated live set from genre-resistant duo Maribou State tops the...

For the second time in just 2 months Cowes RNLI had to rescue a local boat selling ice cream to yachtsmen out on the Solent yesterday (Friday).  Last time the skipper of the 26ft Wootton-based Solent Ice Cream Boat told Solent...