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The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Almost 250 whole time equivalent (WTE) jobs at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust look set to be cut amid 'cost improvement plans'. The WTE workforce across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is set...

Providing expert-led diagnostic services, NL Clinic in Cowes ensures fast results and comprehensive health assessments. NL Clinic offers phlebotomist-led health checks, providing a convenient and efficient way to monitor your overall health. These health checks are carried out by experienced...

An Isle of Wight Sea Scout group is gearing up for an ambitious cycling expedition to France as part of a unique project to commemorate 80 years since VE Day. On the 27th May, 1st Brighstone Sea Scout Group will...

A well-established Isle of Wight service station is looking to build a large industrial building to house three of its most valuable ‘heavy duty’ vehicles. Mr D. Radford of Bartletts Service Station submitted a planning application to to construct a...

Things are getting delightfully sweet in Newport this April as Utilita Energy launches its Easter Charity Tombola at the Isle of Wight’s exclusive high street energy hub. Running from Monday to Thursday (14th to 17th April), this egg-citing competition is...

The Isle of Wight’s gardening competition Wight In Bloom is back for 2025, with a new theme and a new sponsor to coincide with a national anniversary. Railway 200 is a celebration of 200 years of the birth of the...

Staddlestones has announced that it is now the Isle of Wight’s official aftersales specialist for Vauxhall, Fiat and Abarth vehicles. It was back in January that Island Echo first reported on the Brading Road establishment's plans to take on the...

The court case against the owner of Ryde's Hazelgrove Farm, brought about following a cryptosporidium outbreak, was heard for the first time in Southampton this week. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has brought the prosecution against Sharon Wheeler following...

A pub in the centre of Cowes will start serving hot food using a converted horse box in its beer garden. County Hall gave planning permission to G. Jennings and L. Gulliver to position a trailer in the garden of...