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Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff.  Letter to the editor - 12th January 2025 "The Isle of Wight has faced a long history of...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said in the House of Commons this lunchtime (Wednesday) that ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight have 'not been good enough', and promises that the Maritime Minister will hold further meetings with...

A bitter dispute continues to engulf the business of an Isle of Wight parish council, with fresh infighting following a recent meeting. Shalfleet Parish Council chair Steve Cowley said councillors Jonathan Hill, Jackie Laurie, Jane Timbrell and Chris Beane had...

Southern Water are working with community groups and businesses to make sure the Isle of Wight’s sewers and treatment sites keep doing their job and storm overflows are drastically cut.  Thanks to Southern Water's new Community SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Schemes)...

In a significant move to combat poverty, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed its support for the comprehensive Poverty Reduction Strategy for 2024-2029. Developed in collaboration with local partners and approved by the Health and Wellbeing Board last October,...

Residents living in Newport have warned, following reports of dangerous driving and parking near the town centre, that there is 'going to be an accident'. Katie Kirby and Debra Greening, who live on Hearn Street, this week told Newport and...

A prolific thief from Shanklin who stuffed 6 packs of cheddar cheese up his T-shirt and left a supermarket without paying has been ordered to pay compensation to The Co-op. Paul Smart, 38, of Orchardleigh Road in Shanklin, admitted theft...

A 27-house development could be built in a field off Colwell Road on the outskirts of Freshwater. Colwell Bay View Ltd’s outline application to the Isle of Wight Council for housing on agricultural land next to Spring Hill off Colwell...

The chairman of the Isle of Wight Council, who has just quit the Alliance group over their devolution plans, has called for an extraordinary Full Council meeting to be held to allow a debate surrounding potential school closures. Councillor Karl...

58-year-old Timothy Cale will stand trial in November accused of causing the death of a cyclist in Shorwell over 2-and-a-half years ago. It was on 5th June 2022 that Simon McQueen-Mason, a university professor, lost his life on Main Road...