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AN Island resident is today appealing for witnesses to come forward after their car was hit by another vehicle, which then made off. Island Echo reader, Liz Urry, parked her car in Sandown High Street yesterday between 09:30 and 10:00...

DESPITE over 200 letters of objection, the Isle of Wight Council have this evening agreed to pass controversial plans to redevelop the former Brading Waxworks building in the High Street. Local residents, an action group and the Protection of Rural...

A variety of outdoor furniture has been stolen from a pub in Seaview. Hampshire Constabulary have launched an investigation into the theft. It is believed that the furniture was taken from the Boathouse Pub at Seaview overnight between Friday 22nd...

TIME is running out to take advantage of the Island Insulation Scheme, whereby many Islanders can get their homes insulated for free. Younger people in receipt of certain benefits and allowances can get their homes insulated at no cost and...

THE Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, has welcomed the announcement this afternoon that the 3p per litre petrol price increase planned for August will not now go ahead and that fuel duty will be frozen for the rest of the year....

A section of Ventnor High Street has this morning been closed due to a collapsed sewer. The road between Victoria Street and West Street has been closed while work to replace the sewer pipe by Southern Water takes place. The...

THE Isle of Wight Festival 2012 is set to go down in the history books and one Island woman has created something to remind people of their experience and raise money for a local support group. Judie Rogers of Newport...

THE Duke of Gloucester will visit the Island next week to tour a Royal Arcade and present two organisations with the Queen's Award  for Voluntary Service. Prince Richard, 21st in line to the throne, will tour the Royal Victoria Arcade in...

THE Isle of Wight Library Service is expanding its range of reading resources for visually impaired and blind people. The library service introduced the PenFriend devices during “Make a Noise in Libraries” - an annual campaign organised by the Royal...

THE Cowes to East Cowes chain ferry will be taken out of service for part of Wednesday 4 July for routine works to replace parts of the vessel’s drive system. The bridge will run between 5am - 7am before being...