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Conservative Party members on the Isle of Wight have reacted following North Essex MP Kemi Badenoch's victory in the political party's leadership race over the weekend. The former business secretary was declared the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday (2nd...

All 4 raccoons that escaped from Amazon World near Newchurch at the tail end of last week have been found and are now safely back in their enclosures. It was during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) that the...

All 3 men who burgled the Co-op store on Shanklin's Landguard Road back in February have avoided prison. As first reported by Island Echo, it was on the evening of Sunday 25th February that Police were called following reports of...

A contentious application for a renewable energy park near Wootton has been resubmitted to the Isle of Wight Council. Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park Limited’s revised proposal comprises a collection of ground mounted solar panels and a Battery Energy Storage...

An experienced and well-known Isle of Wight police officer will face a misconduct hearing next week after allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a vulnerable person more than 20 years ago. PC Jason Taylor - who most recently was an...

2 busy roads in Ryde have reopened following the completion of works by Network Rail to renovate a pair of bridge decks over the Island Line. As exclusively reported by Island Echo last February, the bridges at both Rink Road and Park...

The last bonfire to be burnt on Cowes High Street was set ablaze on 5th November 1869. At that time, it was common to burn effigies of unpopular figures on Guy Fawkes night. In 1869, the effigy to be burnt...

Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, is commemorating the hard work and dedication of Administrator Manager Liz Ward, who is celebrating a milestone of 15 years at Thorness Bay Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight. Liz, 52,...

A new industrial and storage building providing 241sqm of ‘much needed’ business space is planned for Rookley. Manufacturing and office supply firm Betapak said its proposed industrial unit would expand its business at Pritchetts Way, Rookley. It would create a...

The Labour Government has confirmed that millions of pounds allocated to Ryde via a new Town Board will be delivered. The previous Conservative Government announced that 75 UK towns, including Ryde, would benefit from £20million each of Government money, however,...