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The Isle of Wight Council has appointed an organisation to assist with the management of the Highways PFI contract on a short term basis until key vacancies are filled within the team that oversees the Island Roads contract. Atkins, a...

Hovertravel have today (Thursday) announced a new free smartphone application (iPhone available immediately with Android to follow in February) which now includes the ability to book tickets. Alongside the popular existing features of live tracking, easy to view timetables and...

SURVEY: Island Roads is inviting residents to give their feedback through its annual customer survey as the company ends its second year of a seven year programme of road improvements on the Island. The survey, which is available until the...

The Isle of Wight Council has approved plans to continue providing support to some of the Island’s most vulnerable residents via its Local Council Tax Support Scheme. Despite an ongoing reduction in funding from the government, the council is committed...

An Isle of Wight man who’s been travelling with Red Funnel for 50 years has had a party thrown in his honour. Derek Hunt, 75 and from Rookley, has been travelling with Red Funnel for half a century with his...

A record number of 21 awards have been announced by the RNLI to fund-raisers and operational staff on the Island who have given voluntary service at guilds, branches and one of the lifeboat stations. The awards, in recognition of the...

A total of 29 motorists were caught using their mobile phones at the wheel during a Hampshire Constabulary crackdown across the Isle of Wight last month. Officers from the Roads Policing Unit carried out a near week-long focus on drivers using...

A two-month consultation is being proposed on plans to increase the amount the council charges service users for the Wightcare community alarm and telecare service. A report on the consultation and planned changes is due to go before a meeting...

Police are appealing for information after two push bikes were stolen from a property in Ryde last month. The two bicycles were taken from a property in Castle Street sometime between 02:00 and 23:20 on Sunday 18th January, however have...

Island Echo is this week celebrating a fantastic start to 2015 having reached two huge milestones during the month of January, as the Island's news source continues to grow at a rapid rate. Over 100,000 unique visitors made their way...