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Governors at Arreton St George’s CE Primary School have expressed their deep gratitude and optimism for the future following a decision to reject plans to close the rural school. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Office of the School...

Monkey Haven has announced the passing of one of its original and most cherished residents, Xhabu the Siamang, who died peacefully aged 28. Xhabu arrived in 2006 with his nephew Bog, just as the sanctuary was beginning its journey to...

Isle of Wight band Five Degrees North opened up the Isle of Wight Festival Main Stage last Saturday ahead of performances from Busted, Paul Heaton and Stereophonics. The trio took to the iconic stage at 11:55 after winning the annual...

A controversial bid to build a carport and storage space on the edge of an Isle of Wight village has been rejected for the second time. Planners refused Jonathan Knight’s revised application for a single-storey outbuilding forming a store and...

A closed Cowes pub with ‘no realistic future’ in the current economic climate could be turned into a 6-bedroom, multi-generational family home. Jacqueline Hunt has lodged a proposal with County Hall to convert the former Kingston Arms pub at 176...

The Beef & Berry Shop in Shorwell, which began as a Christmas pop-up before becoming a beloved local food outlet, has announced it will close its doors for good on Sunday (29th June). The local store, based at Stone Place...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has begun recruiting patients for the Spinal Immobilisation Study (SIS), a multi-site randomised clinical trial being jointly run between Imperial College London and Warwick University. The Spinal Immobilisation Study aims to evaluate if a...

Early bird tickets for Isle of Wight Festival 2026 are now on sale, with Islanders able to grab their weekend passes for just £187.35. Just days after the success of this year’s event, which saw the likes of Sting, Sterophonics...

Island Roads' work on the controversial Ryde Transport Interchange has won a coveted highways industry award. The project scooped the Creating Better Places Award at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Annual Awards Ceremony at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel...

Council tax arrears owed to the Isle of Wight Council now stand at £22.5million, according to figures released by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. £22.5million is a significant local figure, indicating the impact that continuing cost-of-living pressures...