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ANOTHER CHARITY SHOP HEADING TO RYDE – BUT IT’S THE RETURN OF A FAMILIAR NAME
The former Diamond Pet Supplies store in Ryde is to become a charity shop for the RSPCA. Signs have been erected in the window of the High Street premises, opposite Costa, alerting shoppers to the forthcoming opening. The RSPCA previously...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (24TH JUNE – 28TH JUNE 2024)
Monday 24th June – 28th June 2024 • Michael Knight, 32, of Brickfield Cottages, East Cowes Road, East Cowes pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was handed a 6-month conditional discharge and ordered to...
Read moreDetailsNO POWERS TO STOP DOGS ON BEACHES THIS SUMMER AS LEGAL ORDER LAPSES
The local authority has no legal power to stop dogs being taken onto the Isle of Wight's beaches this Summer as a Public Space Protection Order has lapsed, Island Echo can reveal. The oversight means that restrictions on when and...
Read moreDetailsSHALFLEET MAN WAS ABUSIVE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND BUS DRIVER COURT HEARS
A Shalfleet man who became abusive to members of the public whilst waiting for a bus, and then towards the bus driver, has been fined for his actions. 21-year-old Jack Hinch, of Burt Close, appeared before the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsEMILY SETS OUT INTENT TO ‘SECURE POSITIVE CHANGE’ ON EVE OF ELECTION
As campaigning closes in the 2024 General Election, Labour’s Emily Brothers has set out her ‘intent to secure positive change’ should she become the first Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East. She said: “Isle of Wight East is...
Read moreDetailsMEET THE CANDIDATES: SARAH MORRIS AND IAN PICKERING – REFORM UK
Island Echo has spoken with Reform UK candidates Sarah Morris (Isle of Wight East) and Ian Pickering (Isle of Wight West) to ask why Island voters should trust them with their votes in the General Election on 4th July... This...
Read moreDetailsBARONESS BENNETT JOINS LOCALS IN RALLYING BEHIND GREEN’S VIX LOWTHION
Dozens of Islanders rallied behind the Isle of Wight Green Party campaign in Isle of Wight East yesterday (Tuesday) with a large gathering in Ryde to welcome Green Party peer Baroness Natalie Bennett. On the eve of the election, with...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT MINSTER CONCERT IN AID OF DEMENTIA SUFFERERS AND THEIR CARERS
The Phoenix Choir will be performing in the recently renovated Newport Minster in aid of the Minster’s new community project for those living with dementia and their carers on Saturday 13th July. The Phoenix Choir will be singing from their...
Read moreDetailsFRAUDULENTLY ADDING TRAMADOL TO PRESCRIPTION LANDS NEWPORT MUM IN COURT
A 28-year-old mum-of-3 who fraudulently added a strong painkiller to her prescription has been handed a conditional discharge at court. Jessie Walker, of Pyle Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court last Tuesday (26th June) charged...
Read moreDetailsDON’T FORGET YOUR PHOTO ID WHEN YOU CAST YOUR VOTE TOMORROW
Due to the national introduction of voter ID requirements, registered voters heading to polling stations across the Island tomorrow (4th July) will need to take some form of photo ID. Upon your arrival at your local polling station, you will...
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