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A new report has revealed that many of the internationally important habitats within the Solent, such as saltmarsh, mudflats and seagrass beds, as well as key bird and fish species, have suffered dramatic declines and they could be lost entirely...

Appley Towers was a substantial mansion built in the Jacobean and Dutch Revival style to the east of Ryde, but it was sadly demolished in 1959. The former Appley Estate once formed part of the St John's Estate. The famous...

Newport man Steven 'Lord' Redhead spent a morning in Magistrates Court detention earlier this week in order to clear an outstanding court debt of nearly £700. 50-year-old Redhead, of Horsebridge Hill, appeared before the courts on Tuesday for a fines...

The Newport Junction Railway - which ran (at that time) from Shide to Sandown - opened for business on 1st February 1875. The new railway was the first connecting the County Town with the east coast of the Isle of...

Thousands of pounds of health care investment will be needed if a proposed Isle of Wight housing development goes ahead, an NHS board has said. Commenting on Colwell Bay View Ltd’s contentious outline application for 27 homes on land next...

A 51-year-old Ryde man charged with the offence of theft by employee is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in March. As previously reported by Island Echo, officers attended addresses in Castle Street and Nelson Street in...

Leading trade unionists quizzed the Isle of Wight’s education cabinet member earlier this week over 5 contentious school closure proposals and potential job losses. Secretary of Unison’s Isle of Wight branch Mark Chiverton expressed disquiet over the likelihood of over...

4 years ago the collapse of a large retaining wall in Ventnor destroyed a workshop and severely damaged a residential property, but virtually no progress to repair the damage has been made, despite more than 1,400 days having passed. Emergency...

A new report on retail crime by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary provides the most effective police response to retail crime. The announcement comes after the BRC asked retailers to rate each...

Ryde could get 8 new electric vehicle charging bays, if plans are approved by County Hall. Zest Eco has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for a lawful development certificate for a proposed installation of 4 rapid EV chargers,...