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Islanders are being invited to join a rally outside Planet Ice in Ryde tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) to show support for the tourist attraction after it was announced on Tuesday that the ice rink will close at the end of March....

An Island man has been jailed for 18 months after attempting to rob a bookmakers in Cowes at the tail end of 2014. As exclusively reported by Island Echo back in December, a man went into Ladbrokes on the High Street before attempting...

Wightlink have this afternoon (Friday) confirmed that no decisions have been made about the building of new ships for their Fishbourne-Portsmouth route, despite a local newspaper report. The cross-Solent ferry operator, that was bought by Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners earlier...

The Isle of Wight Festival 2015 has today (Friday) launched a brand new local charity initiative, inviting charities on the island to apply for tickets for this year’s festival to use in their fundraising activities. This new initiative continues the...

Red Funnel have confirmed that disruption to their Hi-Speed Red Jet service between West Cowes and Southampton is to continue across the weekend. A one craft service was introduced yesterday morning (Thursday) following a mechanical breakdown on Red Jet 5, leaving just...

Three schools from the Isle of Wight are gearing up to take part in the Southampton leg of the 2015 Rock Challenge and J Rock tour, which is set be the largest school based dance and drama extravaganza.  Involving over 320 schools,...

Young people who are passionate about helping to make changes that will benefit young people on the Island are being invited to stand for election to the Isle of Wight Youth Council (IWYC).  Nominations are being sought ahead of the election...

Iain McKie, the UKIP Parliamentary Candidate for the Isle of Wight, has suggested a comprehensive investigation into Island Roads’ PFI contract. McKie, who will stand against Andrew Turner at the upcoming general election, has stated that the Isle of Wight...

The number of people claiming the unemployment benefit Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rose by 102 last month. In January a total of 2,072 Islanders were claiming the benefit, a rise from 1,970 people who were claiming during December last year. Despite...

Red Funnel has announced that thanks to the generosity of its customers, a cheque for £5,000 has been presented to the trust whose members are working tirelessly to restore the former Red Funnel flagship Balmoral. Balmoral was built for Red Funnel...