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FUNDRAISER LAUNCHED TO HELP LOCAL MAN WITH JUST 2 MONTHS TO LIVE
A fundraiser has been launched to support Island man Lester Donovan, who has been told he has just 2 months left to live. Back at the start of May, Lester was suddenly taken ill after suffering from a suspected stroke....
Read moreDetailsHOLE IN THE WALKWAY AT RYDE MARINA REPAIRED AFTER 3 DAYS
A hole that appeared on the walkway at Ryde Marina towards the end of last week (31st May) has been repaired, Ryde Town Council has confirmed. The rather large hole in the footway first appeared on Friday afternoon with concerned...
Read moreDetailsDEEP DIVE INTO HISTORICAL DATA SHINES LIGHT ON RED FUNNEL’S FAILINGS
As part of his continuing campaign for better ferry services, Bob Seely has produced evidence that shows that, over the last 26 years, Red Funnel services have become less frequent, slower and more expensive. Mr Seely, who is standing for...
Read moreDetailsPRAISING GOD TO DOWNWARD DOG – YOGA STUDIO OPENS ITS DOORS IN NITON
A brand new yoga studio established in a former rural church will welcome its first guests this evening (Monday). It was 2 months ago that Island Echo reported on plans to transform the former St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on...
Read moreDetailsGREEN CANDIDATE VIX LOWTHION LAUNCHES ELECTION CAMPAIGN BY THE SEA
Green MP candidate for Isle of Wight East, Vix Lowthion, launched her election campaign in Ryde over the weekend (Saturday). Speaking to a group of supporters at Ryde's Western Gardens in the Saturday morning sunshine, Lowthion said she wanted to...
Read moreDetailsIN WHICH OF THE 2 NEW PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES DO YOU LIVE?
Isle of Wight East constituency boundary As the Island gets ready to vote in the 2024 General Election, Island Echo takes a look at the boundaries for the Isle of Wight West and East constituencies. For the first time, the...
Read moreDetailsD-DAY VETERAN ALEC PENSTONE HEADS ACROSS THE CHANNEL FOR COMMEMMORATION EVENT IN FRANCE
99-year-old Alec Penstone - who was on the beach in Normandy on D-Day in 1944 - is currently in France an event marking the 80th Anniversary of the invasion. Alec, who lives on the Isle of Wight, was one of...
Read moreDetails‘CHAOS’ IN SOUTHAMPTON AFTER TAKE THAT GIG
Take That fans who had been watching the boyband at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton were left scrambling around in their attempts to get back across the Solent last night (Saturday). Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel announced last week that they...
Read moreDetailsWAYFORWARD PROGRAMME TO PERFORM SUMMER SHOW AT MEDINA THEATRE IN JUNE
Adults at The Way Forward Programme are to take to the stage when they deliver a performance of their show ‘Thank you for the Music' at Medina Theatre in June. Based on the hit musical/film Mamma Mia but with an...
Read moreDetailsSEALS – FREQUENT VISITORS TO ISLE OF WIGHT’S BEACHES AND HARBOURS
Did you know that the Solent is the site of the only colony of seals in the whole of the South East of England? It is only comparatively recently that seals started breeding in the Solent, with the first 2...
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