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Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson visited postal workers at Sandown Delivery Office on Monday to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels in the peak Christmas period. Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period,...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is on the cusp of hitting £1 million towards its Operation Airbase appeal by Christmas, having raised £860,00 in just 12 weeks.     The charity needs to raise £3.6 million to convert and equip...

The Isle of Wight Conservatives have unveiled their first wave of candidates to stand in the 2025 Isle of Wight local elections.  Phase 1 of the candidate selection process is now complete, with candidates officially confirmed to contest their respective...

Diggers have moved in as work to create a new builders merchant at St George's in Newport gets underway  It was earlier this week that news broke that builders merchant Jewson had finalised the contract to purchase a parcel of...

Photos have revealed just how big a WWII bomb - which caused significant Hovertravel disruption when it was discovered in Southsea earlier this week - actually was. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 09:30, contractors carrying out sea...

Cross-Solent travel operator Wightlink has warned of possible disruption to its services this weekend as Storm Darragh prepares to batter the Island.  Darragh - named by the Met Office - is set to bring with him strong winds and heavy...

The disabled toilet at Appley has been closed by Ryde Town Council today (Friday) after it was damaged by vandals. It is understood that act of vandalism took place overnight (Thursday into Friday). Unfortunately, the Appley conveniences have been a...

The Island’s first youth employment hub has seen outstanding success just 6 months after opening. Hailed as a physical ‘one-stop-shop’ to provide 18–24-year-olds who are on out of work benefits with employment skills support, the hub has helped over 100...

Over £300,000 worth of drugs have been removed from the streets of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as part of a national week of intensification to tackle the drug supply and related high harm that brings violence and misery...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (6th December 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1449 £100.00 17640 £100.00 14082 £100.00 18031 £100.00 9922 £100.00 15380 £100.00 14191 £100.00 3670 £100.00 11494 £100.00 17438 £100.00 17561