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A new political party launched by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana is set to hold a public meeting in Newport this week as part of its mission to build a community-led political movement. Temporarily named ‘Your Party’, the initiative aims...

Just 1 in 10 households on the Isle of Wight live in ‘genuinely affordable’ social rent housing, according to the latest data. Figures show Island housing has become markedly less affordable since 2002. Less than half of Isle of Wight...

Tomato ketchup made using Isle of Wight-grown tomatoes is set to go on sale at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop by next Friday (15th August). The 100% British ketchup has been developed by food flavour company Condimaniacs using passata...

Access to GP services and NHS dentistry remain key issues for Islanders, and feedback on Isle of Wight health and social care services is still overwhelmingly negative. Those are among the stark findings compiled in Healthwatch Isle of Wight’s Intelligence...

A hand-painted mural could be installed on the front of a Freshwater antiques shop. Luke Stagg has put forward a proposal to paint Odds & Sods on Afton Road with a ‘seaside and vintage theme’. Opened in December last year,...

Parents and guardians are being urged to spot the signs of child exploitation this Summer. It’s part of the annual ‘Is Your Child Safe?’ campaign launched by Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones. The aim...

Island Echo examines some of the less salubrious drinking establishments of the Isle of Wight's County Town during the reign of Queen Victoria. "Newport is on fire with the flames of licentiousness and lust" - so stated an 1859 pamphlet...

One of the Isle of Wight's worst offenders, Warren Russell, has appeared in court once again - this time for stealing a trolley load of goods from Tesco to the value of £634. Russell, currently serving at His Majesty's pleasure...

A contentious proposal to build a 3-bedroom clifftop bungalow is facing an objection from an Isle of Wight parish council. Freshwater Parish Council (FPC) yesterday evening (Tuesday) decided to recommend a refusal of Sarah Whalley’s application for a new home...

Waterside Pool in Ryde has completed a £300,000 refurbishment project, transforming its outdated changing rooms after 6 months of extensive improvement works. The community facility secured Government funding through the Community Ownership Fund and combined it with its own reserves...