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National bed retailer Dreams may have only just entered administration, but the Newport branch here on the Island is safe from closure after being acquired by Sun Capital Partners. The Newport store is one of 171 stores nationally which have been purchased...

Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, declared he was pleased with the outcome of a meeting yesterday (Tuesday) with the Minister for Transport Stephen Hammond MP, after a cross-party delegation travelled to London to discuss ferry issues with him. Mr Turner...

Motorists are being warned of traffic delays this morning due to a Southern Vectis school bus which has broken down on the Whitely Bank roundabout on the outskirts of Shanklin and Wroxall. The bus driver is currently directing traffic while...

Police on the Island are probing the odd discovery of a safe dumped at the side of the road this week. Workers at Lynn Bottom tip on Briddlesford Road, Downend made the discovery yesterday morning. The Chubb safe, measuring 2ftx2ft...

Following an Isle of Wight Council regulatory committee review today (Tuesday), a number of conditions have been put in place on a popular Ryde restaurant's licence. A series of incidents of customers becoming drunk at Hong Kong Express on Ryde Esplanade...

Island Police are appealing for witnesses and warning motorists to be vigilant following a spate of car thefts on the Island over the weekend. Between 14:00 and 15:30 on Sunday, three vehicles; two in Merstone at Merstone Old Station car...

EXCLUSIVE - Actor John Altman, who is well-known for playing the role of nasty Nick Cotton on BBC 1 soap 'Eastenders', has been in Shanklin today. As Island Echo reported earlier, a number of people have spotted the actor in...

Nationwide coffee chain, Costa Coffee, have opened the doors to their new store in Newport today. Following the decline of Millets stores in 2012, the property in St James' Square was quickly snapped up by the chain. The first customers...

Police on the Island are this evening continuing their investigations into two incidents within yards of each other in Ryde last night, which resulted in three arrests. A 21-year-old man suffered head injuries including a cut above his left eye...

Police investigating an assault on a teenager in Newport on the Isle of Wight have released CCTV images of a man they wish question about the attack. The incident occurred between 2.00am and 2.30am on Sunday (3rd February) whilst an...