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Established Isle of Wight firm Wight Fire & Security has been acquired by national company Churches Fire & Security, Island Echo can reveal. Based on Sandown Industrial Estate, Wight Fire Co Ltd was formed in the early 1980s, servicing and...

Reform's 2024 general election candidate for Isle of Wight East, Sarah Morris, says she is heartbroken after being prevented from standing for the party as a local councillor. Sarah, who came 2nd in the constituency last year with 7,104 votes,...

A 27-house development near Freshwater has been denied planning permission after the council received over 50 objections. County Hall refused Colwell Bay View Ltd’s outline application for housing with a vehicle access on agricultural land off Freshwater’s Colwell Road. Consultancy...

Ventnor paedophile Nicholas Phipps, who was caught in possession of more than 8,000 indecent images of children, has been handed a 20-month prison sentence. Phipps, 69, of Trinity Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court back in February...

Travellers taking the train through the New Forest to Lymington and onwards to the Isle of Wight with Wightlink’s ferries can now discover more about the countryside and coastline through an innovative audio guide delivered by the smartphone App –...

Candidates from all of the major Isle of Wight political parties will be contesting the Lake North by-election, due to be held on 1st May. They include Emily Brothers of the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats’ Julie Burridge, David Maclean...

The Isle of Wight 'still has an ongoing birth rate issue' which will have to be addressed, the council’s new education cabinet member has said. Speaking to the press after joining County Hall’s ruling executive last week, Councillor Claire Critchison...

Bembridge Harbour will get a new 19.7m houseboat with 27 rooftop solar panels, despite opposition from a neighbour. The council approved Peter Mikkelsen’s proposal to assemble Avocet III in Bembridge Harbour, next to Embankment Road. His plans also include the...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (11th April 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1928 £100.00 18017 £100.00 18314 £100.00 2954 £100.00 1994 £100.00 11293 £100.00 3558 £100.00 14241 £100.00 11831 £100.00 16950 £100.00 5538

“The ongoing delays are unacceptable. Residents deserve clear communication” - those are the words of Councillor Ed Blake on the current state of Ventnor's Belgrave Road a month after the road was closed following a large rockfall. It was on...