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Local music establishment, Strings Bar & Venue, has unveiled a new partnership with BBC Introducing Solent to bring upcoming artists from across the South to perform at the grassroots venue. The monthly events, called ‘Sounds of The South’, will be...

Engineers on the Isle of Wight are set to benefit from a new initiative to help professionals return to work after a career break. BAE Systems is expanding its partnership with STEM Returners, launching a new programme at the Radar...

A new and unique ‘Honey Bee Experience’ has been officially launched at Godshill Orchard, offering visitors the chance to get up close with nature - and even sleep alongside the bees themselves. The venture has been pioneered by the father-and-son...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has launched a major crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour in our town centres this summer. Over the next 3 months, police and partners will be using powers, including...

A Newport man who kicked a chair from under a woman at Cowes' The Range has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Kelvin Parker, 33, of Wintergreen Gardens, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at the Isle of Wight...

John and Lyn King, who passed away when their car plunged off the cliff at The Needles earlier this month, died as a result of multiple injuries and inhalation of water, an inquest opening has heard.  The bodies of the...

Popular Isle of Wight retro gaming café and bar Game On, which opened in Ryde back in July 2023, has announced it will be closing at the end of August. Located on Union Street, the venue offered gamers a chance...

Island Foods has delivered hundreds of kilograms of Isle of Wight lamb to help chef Alex Kimber craft summer dishes for VIP guests at the 2025 Wimbledon championship, which got underway today (Monday). Continuing what he has done for the...

Photos: Jack Downer/Island Echo Thousands of people descended on Ryde seafront on Sunday to enjoy this year's Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day, which offered fun for all the family. Low-level cloud meant the iconic Red Arrows display was reduced...

In a new regular feature on Island Echo, Charlie Panayi, CEO of Red Squirrel Property Shop, gives a monthly update on the Isle of Wight’s property market… The first half of the year has been all over on the sales front,...