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Work by Island Roads to reconstruct and resurface the main road through Arreton is due to be completed by the end of next week. Work began at Arreton on 20th April and is on schedule to be completed within an...

The line up for Bestival's Invaders of the Future Stage - a new music mecca - has been revealed by organisers this lunchtime (Thursday). Bestival's history is littered with debut, or very early, festival appearances by some of what are now the...

MAP: The Isle of Wight Council, Island Roads and Hampshire Constabulary are once again working closely with the organisers of this year’s Isle of Wight Festival to ensure traffic flows smoothly and disruption is minimised before, during and following the...

Plans to operate a direct Hovercraft service between the mainland and Sandown Bay, bringing vital tourists into the seaside town, have been scuppered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). As revealed by Island Echo back in February, cross-Solent travel...

The entire length of Smallbrook Lane on the outskirts of Ryde is to be resurfaced by Island Roads shortly. As part of the current extensive programme of road improvement under the Highways PFI, the one kilometre Smallbrook Lane that runs...

Cowes-based company Strainstall has secured a significant contract with Bluewater Energy Services (Bluewater), a leading offshore company specialising in Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels and Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems, for the provision of its innovative Chain Tension...

VIDEO: A professional dancer from the Isle of Wight is organising a gala at Medina Theatre to raise money for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Robert Robinson, a professional dancer with the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany, is planning to showcase some of today's most...

Wightlink is proud to be supporting the Island’s most promising athletes to the tune of thousands of pounds worth of travel, helping power them to the prestigious Island Games between 27th June-3rd July. This year’s top level competition is being...

A revised application for the redevelopment of the former Harcourt Sands holiday park on the outskirts of Ryde has been applied for by Zero C Holdings Ltd. In 2014 the company applied for planning permission to demolish the run-down site...

33-year-old Michael Britten has been jailed for 15 months after being found guilty of abducting a child when he fled to the Isle of Wight with a 15-year-old girl last August. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police launched a search...