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A Shanklin charity has sought consent to replace the Grade II listed Shanklin Theatre’s “very badly corroded” 5 first floor front windows. The Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust has said in a heritage statement to the Isle of Wight Council...

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...

An Isle of Wight business owner accused of defrauding customers out of more than £160,000 has seen his case adjourned until later this year. Scott Carpenter, 41, of Quarry Road in Ryde appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

Only around 14% of a 3-year-old Ministry of Justice (MOJ) grant has been spent by County Hall on maintaining Newport’s prison estate roads. The Isle of Wight Council said £869,000 has so far been spent out of a total budget...

The Falconry Experience - which was looking to relocate from Havenstreet to Butterfly World - has had to scrap its initial moving plans, but the business has said that other moving plans are at an 'advanced stage'. Those behind the...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has reiterated her promise to clamp down on organised crime gangs operating across rural communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. The pledge comes during National Rural Crime Action Week. The...

Ofcom has awarded a new DAB radio multiplex licence covering the Isle of Wight to local community interest company Wight Digital Radio CIC, made up of local radio stations Vectis Radio and Isle of Wight Radio. Wight Digital Radio is...

With just days before the deadline, Islanders are being asked to vote for the Isle of Wight as the best in Europe. Shortlisted in the ‘Most Desirable Island in Europe’ category in the Wanderlust Readers Awards, the Isle of Wight...

A dog that went missing following a serious crash in Ryde on Tuesday night has been reunited with her family. Following the crash - which took place on High Park Road as previously reported by Island Echo - Karma's owner...

County Hall’s 'flawed' school proposals will be met with trade union resistance in their current form, a prominent trade unionist has said. Mark Chiverton, secretary of Unison’s Isle of Wight branch, spoke on behalf of the UK’s largest trade union...