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PICTURE GALLERY: Police are today releasing photos that have now become available of a number of prints and paintings stolen from a home in Bembridge, as previously reported by Island Echo. The painting were taken sometime between 14:00 on Monday...

Brian Moralee, from Wight Salads, has made it onto the shortlist of this year’s prestigious M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ awards.  With 20 years of experience growing tomatoes, Brian pioneered organic UK tomato production in the late 1990s, as well...

A dedicated policing plan is in place to help residents and visitors stay safe on the Isle of Wight during one of its busiest times of the year - the Isle of Wight Festival. Seaclose Park in Newport is the...

16-year-old Islander Sid McLaren has won a place at the iconic school for performing arts and technology, the Brit School. Based in Croydon, the school has seen stars such as Adele, Jesse J, Ashley Madekwe and Leona Lewis pass through its...

Police caught more than 140 drivers using their mobile phones at the wheel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in just one week.  Officers from the Hampshire and Thames Valley Joint Operation Unit have undertaken a week long operation...

Hovertravel is set to help Island commuters and customers during the forthcoming Isle of Wight Festival weekend. As in previous years, Island residents and commuters will be fast tracked to the front of the queue to avoid any unnecessary delays...

More locations on the Isle of Wight have been identified as potential helicopter landing sites which would be used in the event of a major incident. The Isle of Wight Council’s emergency management team (EMT) have been working with the...

The Island's bus operator Southern Vectis are once again running a comprehensive bus service throughout the Isle of Wight Festival. Festival-goers will be able to travel on the operator’s buses directly between the site and special shuttle stops at Newport, Ryde,...

UPDATED: West Mercia Police have issued an appeal to Islanders to keep their eyes peel for missing 15-year-old Casey Webb, who may be on the Isle of Wight with a man in his 20s. Casey went missing from Shrewsbury in...

PICTURE GALLERY: A massive fireworks display said to be greater than Cowes Week lit up the skies above Cowes last night (Saturday). Rounding off two days of celebration, the Royal Yacht Squadron arranged for a fireworks display to remember on...