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The National Trust is seeking to install an automated vehicle and pedestrian barrier at the entrance to the Needles Headland Road to prevent unauthorized access. A planning application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council seeking permission to...

Joe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, won't stand down as a local councillor as he originally intended - instead deciding to stick it out to help fight for the Island's independence. It was in July last...

Efforts to protect green space in Ryde, to stop new housing from being built, will reach the second-highest court in the country in hearings scheduled for early April. Elmfield residents group Greenfield (IOW) Ltd’s bid to save the 200-year-old Westridge...

A 21-year-old uni student from Nettlestone was caught drug driving when Police spotted his motorcycle had a broken rear light. Thomas Hirst, of Nettlestone Green, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday (7th February) charged with 1...

Island Echo understands that Town, Parish and Community Council elections will go ahead in May, giving Islanders some sort of say in the future of local politics. Last week it was confirmed by the Government that the Local Elections -...

Plans to use 5 homes for parenting development courses have provoked an outcry from residents and councillors of an Isle of Wight coastal town. Shanklin Central’s County Hall representative, Councillor Michael Beston, and Shanklin Town Council said Jon Surman’s change...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce, the voice of the Island’s business community, is still seeking views from local businesses as part of its annual survey. The Chamber, based at Branstone, represents more than 700 member businesses across the...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is opening earlier in 2025 for a special Winter Gala and Dark Ales Festival, taking place between 20th and 23rd February. Kicking off the season, this new 4-day launch event celebrates Railway 200, the...

A proposal to build a new seafront café on the site of a ‘half-built eyesore’ in an Isle of Wight village has divided opinion. Hospitality business SE-View’s application for a café at Kingsmere on Land End Road in Bembridge is...

Key spending packages worth £13million will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet this Thursday amid ‘unprecedented uncertainty’. The Alliance administration is looking to turn on the spending taps for a raft of capital investments as part of...