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Red Funnel and Artemis Technologies have now signed an agreement for the delivery of a brand new, all-electric Red Jet, with construction of the zero-emission ferry to begin soon. It was last July that the cross-Solent operator announced it would...

Joe Robertson MP's residents’ survey about a proposed Mayor for Hampshire and Solent has now passed 1,000 responses, which comes just days after a 70-strong demonstration gathered outside County Hall to demand ‘no Mayor without a vote’. Launched in response...

Islanders are among those being invited to help shape how NHS patient data is used to address critical health challenges. The majority (60%) of people across the Isle of Wight like the idea of health data being used to improve...

A jury inquest into the death of a man who was crushed beneath a tree in Niton some 5 years ago got underway at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court today (Monday). The inquest into the death of 42-year-old Paul...

Ryde Inshore Rescue says it hopes to be re-declared as an asset to His Majesty's Coastguard by Easter, enabling the charity to resume its life-saving service. It was in October last year that Island Echo exclusively revealed that the Appley-based...

Local firm Wight Coaches is celebrating not only 5 years in business but also its position as a key player in the Island's transport sector. What started as a small, locally-owned company has rapidly expanded into a team of 9...

The Isle of Wight’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for children and families is now live. The local authority - and its partner agencies - have a duty to safeguard children and young people at risk of or in need of...

A motion encouraging the Isle of Wight Council’s leadership not to rule out a merger with mainland authorities has been tabled for a crunch meeting this week. Councillor Geoff Brodie said merging the Island’s unitary authority would ‘produce economies of...

Following the success of last year’s Barn Dance, Ability Dogs 4 Young People are hoping this this year’s event will be bigger and better. The event, held at Newport's Riverside Centre on Sunday 15th March, promises to be a toe-tapping,...

New flats including a ‘starter home’ that was ‘designed with families in mind’ could be built on a residential road in the middle of an Isle of Wight town. Andrew Bishop applied to County Hall for planning permission to construct...