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A Ryde woman who pulled out in front of a Police car before being seen to swerve in the road and drive in excess of the speed limit, has been banned from the roads for 14-months. Beth Lockhart, 30, of...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has pledged to appeal against the proposed closure of three Church of England schools on the Isle of Wight. The Rt Rev Jonathan Frost today (6th December) expressed his concerns about the consultation process carried out...

Positive progress is being made within children's services on the Isle of Wight, according to a new report published by Ofsted earlier this week (Thursday). The report follows a 'focused visit' last month, which examined the council's arrangements for children...

Wroxall Station was at the heart of village life for the 100 years it was in operation - from 1866 to 1966. The development of Wroxall owed much to the railway. Many of the houses in the main street were...

The last keepers at The Needles were evacuated from the lighthouse on 8th December 1994, bringing an end to 136 years of manned operation. On that day, the weather almost succeeded to keep the lighthouse keepers in situ as furious storms...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson visited postal workers at Sandown Delivery Office on Monday to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels in the peak Christmas period. Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period,...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is on the cusp of hitting £1 million towards its Operation Airbase appeal by Christmas, having raised £860,00 in just 12 weeks.     The charity needs to raise £3.6 million to convert and equip...

The Isle of Wight Conservatives have unveiled their first wave of candidates to stand in the 2025 Isle of Wight local elections.  Phase 1 of the candidate selection process is now complete, with candidates officially confirmed to contest their respective...

Diggers have moved in as work to create a new builders merchant at St George's in Newport gets underway  It was earlier this week that news broke that builders merchant Jewson had finalised the contract to purchase a parcel of...

Photos have revealed just how big a WWII bomb - which caused significant Hovertravel disruption when it was discovered in Southsea earlier this week - actually was. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 09:30, contractors carrying out sea...