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Joe Robertson, MP for East Wight, has written to all Isle of Wight Councillors ahead of a crunch vote this evening (Wednesday) urging them to vote down the Government’s proposals for a Mayor covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight....

A total of 3 new flats will replace part of a family-run Isle of Wight hotel amid a declining number of overnight visitors to the Island. Council officers have approved Lorraine Barrett’s application to convert a wing of the Lorron Hotel...

The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust is marking its 20th anniversary with a special programme of events for Red Squirrel Week, running from Sunday (5th October) through to Sunday 12th October. All celebrations will take place in the Trust’s...

The Isle of Wight Council is helping residents to get back to bin basics with recycling and waste habits. As part of the #BackToBinBasics campaign, the Council is asking everyone to take a few minutes to check how they present...

The 104-bedroom Broadway Park Hotel in Sandown has been purchased by Caledonian Leisure, which operates under the Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways brands. Following the acquisition, the property will be renamed as The Caledonian Island Hotel - a title chosen to reflect...

The owner of Hazelgrove Farm near Ryde has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings linked to a 2023 outbreak of cryptosporidiosis that left around 50 people unwell and led to a major public health investigation. 60-year-old Sharon Wheeler appeared...

Wessex Cancer Support’s Christmas Drive-In Cinema will return to the Island this December, it has been announced. The charity’s festive film event will run over 3 days at Robin Hill Adventure Park, between 12th-14th December 2025. Christmas favourites such as...

Continued growth and rising customer demand are driving expansion at Sandown-based Island Windows, with recruitment now underway. The company says continued demand for UPVC, aluminium window and door repairs has prompted the need for an additional engineer to join the...

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… There’s a lot of chatter about 'the market’s slowed down and no one is...

A Sandown Town Councillor has responded to claims from another councillor that restrictions on HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupancy) would target the vulnerable and fuel homelessness. In an article published in Island Echo on Thursday (25th September), Councillor Debbie Andre...