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Godshill's Olive Garden tea rooms will be converted into a 3-bedroom house, with a smaller replacement tea room built alongside. County Hall has given Daniel Palmer consent to turn The Olive Garden cafe and tea rooms on the High Street...

Islanders are being reminded to use the right NHS services during the Easter holidays to ensure emergency departments remain available for those in urgent need. With NHS services expected to be busy over the bank holiday period, NHS Hampshire and...

Ryde Town Council has announced a brand new partnership with Department in order to provide much-needed public toilet facilities in the heart of the town. Department have offered to open their toilets to the public and Ryde Town Council will...

A 58-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight, who nearly flipped her Honda whilst more than 4x the drink drive limit, has been handed a suspended prison sentence.  Amanda Stables, of Brook Road in Chessell, previously admitted drink driving at...

A competition has been launched by Blackgang Chine to find the next rising DJ talent to perform alongside Radio 1’s Charlie Hedges at this year’s Sunset Sessions. The unique clifftop DJ night has cemented itself as a firm favourite on...

Mountbatten has announced that Deputy CEO, Becky McGregor will succeed Nigel Hartley, MBE as CEO of the Mountbatten Group. After a robust external interview process, which was led by Mountbatten’s trustees and which involved staff representatives and volunteers, the group’s...

The owner of Right at Home Isle of Wight has made it to the finals of the prestigious NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWiF) Awards 2025. Vicky Butler has been shortlisted in the Woman Franchisee of the Year category alongside...

The Isle of Wight’s new High Sheriff, Jacqueline Gazzard, was sworn in at a declaration service held at Newport Minster this morning (Monday). Jacqueline, a born and bred Islander, starts her 12-month voluntary term in what is the oldest continuous...

The appointment of Emma Lloyd as Family Legal Executive marks an exciting development in Glanvilles Damant’s continued commitment to expanding family law services across the Isle of Wight. Emma has longstanding ties to the firm, her first job was a...

Sainsbury’s in Newport will lose its in-store café within just a matter of days, the supermarket chain has confirmed. It was back in January that Island Echo reported on the news that Sainsbury's looked set to close its in-store café here...