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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is saying a fond farewell to one of its locomotives, which is going to a new home near Northampton. The 1918 Barclay 0 6 0 T locomotive 'Ajax' is to leave the railway at...

An Isle of Wight primary school at the ‘heart’ of its local community has received good ratings in all inspection categories. School inspectorate Ofsted awarded Barton Primary School the grades in quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership...

Local business Solent Beds and Furniture is to move into its brand new Newport Town Centre premises next week. Located on High Street, Newport in what was the old Pound Stretcher store and before that Courts, the new premises will...

Local web and design studio, Brightbulb, has launched their annual charity event in support of the Wight Brainy Bunch. The beloved Mince Pie Marathon returns to spread festive cheer—and delicious mince pies—across the Island to both businesses and residents. Over...

Conservative Party members on the Isle of Wight have reacted following North Essex MP Kemi Badenoch's victory in the political party's leadership race over the weekend. The former business secretary was declared the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday (2nd...

All 4 raccoons that escaped from Amazon World near Newchurch at the tail end of last week have been found and are now safely back in their enclosures. It was during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) that the...

All 3 men who burgled the Co-op store on Shanklin's Landguard Road back in February have avoided prison. As first reported by Island Echo, it was on the evening of Sunday 25th February that Police were called following reports of...

A contentious application for a renewable energy park near Wootton has been resubmitted to the Isle of Wight Council. Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park Limited’s revised proposal comprises a collection of ground mounted solar panels and a Battery Energy Storage...

An experienced and well-known Isle of Wight police officer will face a misconduct hearing next week after allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a vulnerable person more than 20 years ago. PC Jason Taylor - who most recently was an...

2 busy roads in Ryde have reopened following the completion of works by Network Rail to renovate a pair of bridge decks over the Island Line. As exclusively reported by Island Echo last February, the bridges at both Rink Road and Park...