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An Isle of Wight tanning business is celebrating the opening of its second salon, opening the doors on Ryde High Street. Total Tanning has been a stalwart of Newport’s St James’ Street for several years, with hundreds of customers flocking...

Isle of Wight Distribution could open up a HGV Class 1 training facility at its new home in Whippingham to support the recruitment of new drivers amid a nationwide shortage. It comes as the sale of Isle of Wight Council-owned...

The takeover of a dental practice in Freshwater by a new provider remains on track, despite the NHS still waiting on approval from a health and care watchdog. Multi award-winning and family-run Denbigh House is scheduled to provide Freshwater residents...

A refused barn conversion application described as a ‘visual encroachment’ by the Isle of Wight National Landscape has been appealed. Shaun Clark lodged an appeal over his stalled bid to convert a disused, timber stable building to the north west...

The Isle of Wight Council has killed plans to open up a drone corridor between the mainland and Mornington Car Park in Cowes. As previously reported by Island Echo, commercial drones were all set to whizz across the Solent as...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has urged council leaders to pause plans to close 6 Isle of Wight schools, in order to reconsider other solutions. The Rt Rev Jonathan Frost has submitted his response to proposals by the Isle of Wight...

The Isle of Wight Council has approved over £1million in cost-of-living support this week. Councillor Debbie Andre, cabinet member for adult social care and public health, gave the go-ahead to a package of funding worth £1,131,576.08 on Monday. The Isle...

Fort Victoria near Yarmouth has a tragic history with at least 61 documented deaths recorded in its environs, despite it never having fired a gun in anger. On 25th April 1908 – in the midst of a terrific snowstorm –...

The Isle of Wight’s premier music venue, Strings Bar & Venue in Newport, has been shortlisted in the ‘Grassroots Champion’ category at the 2024 Live Awards. The awards showcase the outstanding companies, teams and individuals that make up the world-renowned...

A major consultation on proposals that could result in the closure of 6 Isle of Wight primary schools finishes on Friday - but it's not too late to have your say... The Isle of Wight Council’s school place planning consultation...