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DON’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...
Read moreDetailsNEW PENNYFEATHERS PLANS EMERGE INCLUDING 830 HOMES AND SUPERMARKET
830 new homes, a new supermarket, a national chain hotel and a care home could be built in Ryde under new plans being put forward by those behind Pennyfeathers. For the past 17 years there has been talk of developing...
Read moreDetailsGUNVILLE RESIDENTS ‘FURIOUS’ WITH COUNCIL OVER LACK OF ACTION ON FLOODING PREVENTION
Gunville residents say they are furious about the lack of action they have seen from the Isle of Wight Council in preventing future flooding to homes in the area. In October 2023, residents in Arthur Moody Drive, Broadwood Lane, Forest...
Read moreDetailsPLACE YOUR BETS – WHO WILL WIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTITUENCIES?
As polling day fast approaches, Island Echo examines the latest betting odds and polling predictions in the new constituencies of Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West. As far as anything in politics is known, nationally Labour seems...
Read moreDetailsWHOOPS! WHITE LINES INCORRECTLY PAINTED FOR OVER A MILE ON BRAND NEW SURFACE
Island Roads have been left red-faced after its contractors painted new white lines on Middle Road in the wrong place - for over a mile. Middle Road was recently given a fresh new surface when Island Roads carried out its...
Read moreDetailsMEET THE CANDIDATES: EMILY BROTHERS AND RICHARD QUIGLEY – LABOUR PARTY
Island Echo spoke with Labour Party candidates Emily Brothers (Isle of Wight East) and Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West) to ask why Islanders should trust them with their vote in the General Election on 4th July. The Labour Party...
Read moreDetailsONLINE POLL: WHO WILL YOU BE VOTING FOR ON POLLING DAY?
As the Isle of Wight gears up to go to the polls, Island Echo is asking who will you be voting for on 4th July...? Use the simple voting system below to select who you are most likely to vote...
Read moreDetailsCLARE JOINS LITERARY FESTIVAL LINE-UP BRINGING ‘ISLE OF DOGS’ TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Clare Balding CBE has been announced as a speaker at this year's Isle of Wight Literary Festival, bringing Isle of Dogs to the Isle of Wight. She’s been described as a ‘national treasure’ and across radio, TV and in print,...
Read moreDetailsBIGGER AND BETTER! IW CHAMBER’S BUSINESS EXPO MAKING A RETURN TO RYDE SCHOOL
More than 70 Island businesses will come together at Ryde School next Wednesday (10th July) for the annual Isle of Wight Business Expo. Presented by IW Chamber and supported by main sponsor WightFibre, Expo 2024 is open to everybody and...
Read moreDetails6 POINTS FOR FAILING TO IDENTIFY TRANSIT DRIVER WHO MOUNTED PAVEMENT AROUND BIN LORRY
An East Cowes man who failed to identify the driver of a van, which was involved in an incident with a bin lorry in Niton, has been handed 6 points on his licence. It was on 8th April this year...
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