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Shocking new figures show the RSPCA received 68 reports of animal cruelty on the Isle of Wight during the Summer months last year, as the charity reports a 33% rise in cruelty cases nationwide. Between June and August 2024, the...

Monday 16th June – Friday 20th June 2025 • Lee Marshall, 35, of Prince Street, Ryde – fail to provide specimen for analysis – 120 hours unpaid work, £500 fine, £85 costs, £200 surcharge, 18-month driving ban reduced by course. •...

The Sloop Inn in Wootton will get a new name, it has been confirmed. The Isle of Wight pub, known for its carvery roasts, will have its name changed to ‘Stonehouse at the Tide Mill’. Council officers have approved Boyer Planning’s...

Local businessman Alistair Dickinson has told Island Echo of his attempt to create an artificial intelligence (AI) global popstar - Isabella Delgado - here on the Isle of Wight. Alistair was sceptical of the power and reach of artificial intelligence...

With less than a week to go, excitement is building for the Isle of Wight Chamber Business Expo 2025 - and there will be a chance to pick up Island Echo merch for the very first time! As the Island’s...

Islanders are being invited to take part in a region-wide survey that will help shape the future of local government. The Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) survey gives everyone the chance to share their views on how councils could be restructured...

A Sandown man became 'obsessed' with his ex-partner, making up to 89 calls a day and throwing bottles at her car, a court has heard Paul Cheverton, 35, of Medeway in Sandown, admitted a single count of harassment without violence...

“I feel there is a serious risk to life" - these are the stark words of Freshwater South’s new councillor, who issued a warning at a public meeting about the iconic Military Road this week. Addressing attendees at Freshwater’s West...

A new discounted Islander ferry ticket valid for late-night and early-morning crossings has launched this week, thanks to work between the Solent Transport User Group and Wightlink. Sunset Flyer, which has been rolled out today (Tuesday), is valid on the...

Action is finally set to get underway on Belgrave Road in Ventnor, with works due to start next week to remove loose rock and vegetation from the unstable cliff face that collapsed back in March. A rockfall on 7th March...