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Work to improve 2 busy sections of road in Cowes and Ryde will begin later this month. The work at Place Road in Cowes and Appley Road in Ryde will involve deep excavations that will address issues that have cause...

Work to sink the third and final borehole at Ventnor's Leeson Road has begun. The borehole will reach a depth of 130 metres and — in common with the 2 completed boreholes — will house monitoring equipment. Ground samples from...

A Newport woman who stole coleslaw, apples, tuna, frankfurters and other foodstuffs from Sandown's Co-op is to be sentenced in December. Zoe Davies, 43, of Barton Road in Newport, admitted theft from a shop, possession of a bladed article in...

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) has issued top tips on how to reduce the risk of harming hedgehogs this coming November. BHPS is asking us all to Stop, Move and Check this November: Stop – do you need to...

23-year-old Royal Engineer Kit Maytum - who was diagnosed with lung cancer last year - has raised over £2,500 for Young Lives vs Cancer by completing the Lisbon Marathon in the impressive time of 3 hours 51 minutes. Kit -...

An Isle of Wight man has rebuked a Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council motion for a £600 chain of office bill as “quite offensive” amid a cost-of-living crisis. The attendee, who chose to be anonymous at the community council’s Full...

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley has been working this week to advance a pre-election commitment by Labour officials to refer cross-Solent ferry companies to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Richard has been involved in meetings with senior...

ORP Thunder (Grom) and ORP Lightning (Błyskawica) were the world's 2 fastest destroyers when launched for the Polish navy in Cowes in 1936. In Britain, shipbuilding is most associated with Newcastle. However, in the century between 1865 and 1965, J...

Niton's The White Lion has been handed a 1-star food hygiene rating following a recent inspection but the pub's management team have told Island Echo they are committed to making sure they never receive a 1-star rating again. It was...

The Isle of Wight Council will soon be renewing its contract to provide information, advice, guidance and support for unpaid carers across the Isle of Wight, so is seeking feedback from the local community to help shape the support service...