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The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, will hold an online public Q&A session with the Acting Chief Constable Sam de Reya this week. COPS (Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services) will be live-streamed across 3 Facebook pages at 18:00 on...

A care home in Sandown has received recognition in 2 major categories at a national awards ceremony celebrating excellence across the Greensleeves Care network. The Briars, which provides residential and dementia care on the Isle of Wight, was named Highly...

Cowes-based superyacht design company Olesinski has been shortlisted for the 2025 Design et Al International Yacht & Aviation Awards in the prestigious ‘Concepts over 40m’ category. Founded in 1972, Olesinski is internationally recognised for crafting some of the world’s most...

It’s a right royal flush of confusion as mysteriously decorated toilets have popped up at various locations across the Isle of Wight overnight - and no one knows who’s behind the cheeky installations. At least 4 loos have been spotted so...

"It’s a win-win for the Dutch and the French, for the UK it’s a disaster" - that's from Joe Robertson MP, who has criticised the Prime Minister’s decision to extend current fishing arrangements with the European Union through to 2038....

Rob Johnson has been named as the new Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. Rob brings with him a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to the Isle of Wight’s business community. As the co-owner...

Plans for a radical shake-up of the Isle of Wight Council could be formally approved this week - and tomorrow night's meeting might bring some surprises too. At tomorrow's (Wednesday's) Full Council annual meeting, local councillors are due to decide...

Journey data provided by Captiva Homes shows that delays on the troublesome Cowes diversion route have steadily improved during the first week of a new one-way system. As previously reported by Island Echo, a 2-month-long one-way system is in place...

Too Much Too Young – the Story of 2 Tone & Beyond - is heading to Shanklin Theatre on Saturday (24th May). This is a 2-hour theatrical performance telling the story of 2 Tone music and its lasting influence. The...

Significant numbers of unidentified Russian vessels were located off the south of the Isle of Wight on 19th May 1950 - 75 years ago today. The first flotilla - consisting of 7 ships - anchored off St Catherine's Point for...