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Saturday saw the 2015 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Final take place at Portsmouth Guildhall, with an Island school sailing through to the national finals. The spectacular show was a true testament to the hard work dedication and commitment...

A car wash held at Ryde Fire Station today (Saturday) raised almost £900 for two charities close to the hearts of many, including the Island's firefighters and their families. Motorists turned up at Nicholson Road to get their cars washed by...

Children from twelve Isle of Wight schools will discover what it was like to be evacuated during World War II. An annual event at Havenstreet's Isle of Wight Steam Railway, which will be transformed to replicate a wartime station, is...

A local volunteer has been recognised by charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) at its National Volunteer Awards ceremony, which was held at the charity’s London head office as part of its Volunteers Week celebrations (1th-7th June 2015). Marilyn...

It has been a busy period for the volunteer crew from Yarmouth RNLI, with two launches on Wednesday and one on Thursday. As previously reported by Island Echo, at 10:32 on Wednesday the Yarmouth All Weather Lifeboat was called to...

Hovertravel is permanently extending its 15 minute evening service by adding in a crossing at 16:00 from Ryde and then 16:15 from Southsea. The new crossings will start on Monday (22nd June) and is bookable online and in terminals from now. Neil...

In an evening of outstanding talent and creativity, Stenbury Federation competed against nine schools from across Hampshire and two from Hertfordshire last night (Wednesday) in the 2015 Be Your Best Southern J Rock Final presented by Ansvar Insurance. Stenbury Federation...

The Island's MP, Andrew Turner joined 28 other Conservative Members of Parliament on Tuesday night who voted in favour of an amendment to the EU Referendum Bill which would have ensured the Government could not use public funds to support...

Users of Red Funnel’s Red Jet services have until 30th June to send in their suggestions for what features they’d like to see on the company’s brand-new Red Jet 6. The firm, which previously announced that its new high speed...

Works are progressing to secure the installation of a temporary bridge that will allow Shanklin's cliff lift to open in time for the main summer season. An engineering company is in the process of designing the necessary supports for the...