Latest News

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

An adult model who avoided a lengthy prison sentence, despite stabbing a woman in the head with a chisel 4 times back in 2021, has been sent to prison for 9 months after admitting to breaching her community order several...

Cowes-based Esplanade, which has sold around 50,000 cars on the Isle of Wight over the past 78 years, will now be known as Van Mossel Esplanade. It follows a takeover of the Jacksons Group, of which Esplanade has been a...

With less than a week to go until the first Island Echo/IW Observer hustings gets underway in Newport, all candidates have confirmed their attendance at the premier General Election events. Over 500 Islanders have registered for their free place across...

This year's Isle of Wight Festival will get underway earlier than ever before to celebrate England’s EUROs group stage match against Denmark. Organisers have revealed this afternoon (Thursday) that the Big Top field will open at 16:30 for some pre-match...

3 historic documents relating to the D-Day are to go on display in Newport on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the historic landings in Normandy. The D-Day documents were found in a collection of over 2,000 books and...

The inaugural Reggae Festival held at the Three Rivers Wellbeing Centre in Porchfield last Saturday (1st June) was a roaring success, with organisers already planning for next year’s event. Acts including The Ohmz, Azadi, Lee-Lee, Don Smivvy, Levi Collins, Leaf...

Emily Brothers and Bob Seely - who are both standing in the 2024 General Election for Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West respectively - have paid their respects to D-Day veterans. Emily Brothers, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for...

Ventnor businessman David Groocock has confirmed he is to stand in the forthcoming General Election as an independent candidate. David has this week launched his campaign in hopes of securing the Isle of Wight East seat, with a clear message...

Royal Mail is now making its collections from Post Offices across the Isle of Wight an hour earlier than before to help with the onward delivery of mail and parcels to Southampton. Since Monday, the firm has brought forward its...