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Yarmouth RNLI was called to assist a 56ft yacht yesterday evening (Thursday) and again during the early hours of this morning, resulting in 2 shouts in less than 12 hours for the volunteer crew. The yacht Wallybird II, with a...

Floral tributes left outside the family home on Cromwell Avenue An amazing £3,500 has been raised by Islanders following a quiz and raffle night in memory of 6-year-old Keziah Flux-Edmonds. The local community came together at The Prince of Wales pub...

Southern Vectis is celebrating the success of its Shalfleet Junior Rover ticket, by extending its availability until Monday 31st October.  The ticket, allowing young people between the ages of 11 and 16 to travel between Shalfleet and West Wight Sports...

Nikki Flux-Edmonds, the mother of innocent 6-year-old Keziah who died following a tragic incident in East Cowes last week, has paid tribute to her daughter today (Thursday). As reported by Island Echo, Queensgate Primary School pupil Keziah Flux-Edmonds was rushed to...

Almost 200 motorists were caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel during a week-long crackdown by Police across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight at the end of last month - but it is unknown how many were caught...

Mums, dads and carers are urged to speak to their children about fire safety this Summer after youths purposefully set fire to a stack of pallets in amongst woodland in Oakfield, Ryde last night (Tuesday). One appliance from nearby Ryde Fire...

Shanklin’s busy Regent Street is due to be upgraded this week by Island Roads. In order to minimise inconvenience the work, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday (9th), will be carried out overnight between the hours of 19:30 and...

The Island’s biggest indoor play frame is about to get bigger and cooler, with 2 new levels being added at JR Zone in Newport in time to chill out and cool off this Summer. Custom-designed for JR Zone, the new Arctic Blast area...

L-R: Maya Osborne, Jai Leah Ward, Krzysztof Baran, Irving Pedreschi, Corah Blake, Gemma Keegan Cabana, a brand new Peri-Peri family restaurant was formally opened in Newport last week by the Island's MP, Andrew Turner, who was accompanied by the Mayor of...

The Fuss Free Phone service is being launched across the Island by WightFibre, the Island's leading communications provider and as the name suggests it promises to take all the fuss out of using a mobile phone through a unique telephonist-based...