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Richard Quigley MP has secured a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons to call for urgent reform in the handling of mole removals, as part of the Zoe's Law campaign. The debate specifically calls for the mandatory histological...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (13th June 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17836 £100.00 16485 £100.00 13559 £100.00 14531 £100.00 2626 £100.00 7869 £100.00 4240 £100.00 4604 £100.00 12456 £100.00 4443 £100.00 3083

Damira Dental Studios has revealed to Island Echo that its new 10-surgery practice in Ryde, which will look after 10,000 NHS patients, is set to open in November. The current branch located on Melville Street features 4 fully equipped surgeries....

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...

Blackgang Chine has launched a brand new Summer Season Pass offering unbeatable value for Isle of Wight residents looking to make the most of the school holidays. For just £40 per person (for visitors over 1 metre in height –...

17-year-old serial escapee Kenneth Harrison was apprehended by the destroyer HMS Finisterre at Spithead on 12th June 1950. The Lancashire youth - who was at St Swithin's Approved School near Yarmouth - had first stolen a dinghy from Yarmouth. He...

Almost two-thirds of recent feedback on the Island’s health and social care services is negative, according to a report from the Isle of Wight’s health watchdog. Further issues when trying to get a GP appointment, a lack of support for...

A well-established hotel in Shanklin could soon be converted into a house. Mr and Mrs Webster, who have run Shanklin’s Edgecliffe Hotel for 25 years, have filed a planning application with County Hall to give their property a new residential...

Bembridge Harbour will host the annual Bembridge Gig Fest this weekend, bringing together traditional fixed-seat rowing crews from across the region for the Isle of Wight’s only festival of its kind. Organised by Bembridge Harbour Authority and Yarmouth Gig Rowing...

An elderly man from the Isle of Wight is set to appear on BBC One’s documentary series ‘Ambulance’ tonight (Thursday), after suffering a life-threatening cardiac arrest outside Buckingham Palace. The upcoming episode of the critically acclaimed show captures dramatic scenes...