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The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (27th June 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 18271 £100.00 1399 £100.00 14479 £100.00 12369 £100.00 16154 £100.00 17847 £100.00 14905 £100.00 18294 £100.00 10375 £100.00 7182 £100.00 12368

There is concern that it's the end of an era for a 38-year-old Isle of Wight business amid rumours that Ametek is to close its Newport factory. The company's roots go back to 1987 when Milmega - a company specialising...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Binstead man Stephen Tuckey, who is accused of criminal damage and stalking of a police detective, will stand trial next month. The 44-year-old, of Hillrise Avenue, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this week, charged with stalking without...

Isle of Wight band Wet Leg have revealed the third song from their much anticipated second album 'moisturizer' - due 11th July. Entitled 'davina mccall', it’s a soft, lovelorn ballad that takes a cheeky premise – Big Brother and Shakira...

Governors at Arreton St George’s CE Primary School have expressed their deep gratitude and optimism for the future following a decision to reject plans to close the rural school. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Office of the School...

Monkey Haven has announced the passing of one of its original and most cherished residents, Xhabu the Siamang, who died peacefully aged 28. Xhabu arrived in 2006 with his nephew Bog, just as the sanctuary was beginning its journey to...

Isle of Wight band Five Degrees North opened up the Isle of Wight Festival Main Stage last Saturday ahead of performances from Busted, Paul Heaton and Stereophonics. The trio took to the iconic stage at 11:55 after winning the annual...

A controversial bid to build a carport and storage space on the edge of an Isle of Wight village has been rejected for the second time. Planners refused Jonathan Knight’s revised application for a single-storey outbuilding forming a store and...

A closed Cowes pub with ‘no realistic future’ in the current economic climate could be turned into a 6-bedroom, multi-generational family home. Jacqueline Hunt has lodged a proposal with County Hall to convert the former Kingston Arms pub at 176...