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A petition set up by an Island man to stop ExxonMobil’s Solent CO2 Pipeline has now topped 25,000 signatures. Support for Little Atherfield resident Christopher Davis’s Change.org appeal has shot up by nearly 24,000 signatures since 16th August. The American...

Now is the last chance to vote for Ventnor Paddling Pool in the 2024 Seaside Heritage Network's Bucket and Spade List, with voting set to close tomorrow (Saturday). The famous Ventnor Paddling Pool is a favourite with locals and visitors...

Niton's White Lion pub has welcomed a new management team - Anita and Ray. Anita and Ray are a local Niton couple who are now taking on the their next venture of managing The White Lion. The duo are extremely...

10 local bands will be coming together this Sunday (1st September) to raise money for Benji and Balu, 2 bears that are being rescued by the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary. Bands for Bears Festival will be taking place at Quay Arts...

Island freight specialists, JPGL, is opening its first depot on the Isle of Wight. The new depot on Riverway, next to Medina Food Service, will be headed up by Islander David Groves, Head of Area Logistics (Isle of Wight), who...

A Sandown retiree has said she and other residents are fed up with the degraded state of Sandown Battery Gardens. Elaine Hayes said they had repeatedly contacted the Isle of Wight Council, asking it to properly maintain Ferncliff Path which...

A man who stole 3 large chicken breasts, an 8-pack of Henry Weston Cider and a 4-pack of Kronenburg has been ordered to pay back £52.50 to the Co-Op, but has faced no other penalty. Matthew Blanchard, care of Victoria...

The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that Leeson Road in Ventnor will once again be closed in both directions from Sunday 8th September, but could re-open by the end of the year. It was in December last year that a...

Each week Island Echo readers hear about all the latest goings on at the Island's courts - but you now have a chance to see first-hand what goes on behind those wooden doors thanks to a special open day being...

A local walking charity has issued an urgent appeal for help with minor maintenance work on Isle of Wight paths. The Isle of Wight Ramblers currently needs volunteers to assist the Isle of Wight Council’s Public Rights of Way service...