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Joe Robertson MP's residents’ survey about a proposed Mayor for Hampshire and Solent has now passed 1,000 responses, which comes just days after a 70-strong demonstration gathered outside County Hall to demand ‘no Mayor without a vote’. Launched in response...

Islanders are among those being invited to help shape how NHS patient data is used to address critical health challenges. The majority (60%) of people across the Isle of Wight like the idea of health data being used to improve...

A jury inquest into the death of a man who was crushed beneath a tree in Niton some 5 years ago got underway at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court today (Monday). The inquest into the death of 42-year-old Paul...

Ryde Inshore Rescue says it hopes to be re-declared as an asset to His Majesty's Coastguard by Easter, enabling the charity to resume its life-saving service. It was in October last year that Island Echo exclusively revealed that the Appley-based...

Local firm Wight Coaches is celebrating not only 5 years in business but also its position as a key player in the Island's transport sector. What started as a small, locally-owned company has rapidly expanded into a team of 9...

The Isle of Wight’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for children and families is now live. The local authority - and its partner agencies - have a duty to safeguard children and young people at risk of or in need of...

A motion encouraging the Isle of Wight Council’s leadership not to rule out a merger with mainland authorities has been tabled for a crunch meeting this week. Councillor Geoff Brodie said merging the Island’s unitary authority would ‘produce economies of...

Following the success of last year’s Barn Dance, Ability Dogs 4 Young People are hoping this this year’s event will be bigger and better. The event, held at Newport's Riverside Centre on Sunday 15th March, promises to be a toe-tapping,...

New flats including a ‘starter home’ that was ‘designed with families in mind’ could be built on a residential road in the middle of an Isle of Wight town. Andrew Bishop applied to County Hall for planning permission to construct...

The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor has been closed this morning (Monday) as Island Roads begins a period of carriageway reconstruction works. From today, between the hours of 07:00-17:00, motorists will have to divert via Whitely Bank and Wroxall...