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Monday 29th April – 10th May 2024 • Daniel Jackson, 20, of Nightingale Road, Newport pleaded guilty to speeding (46mph in a 30mph). He was fined £213 and handed 4 penalty points on his licence. • Dylan Powell, 28, of...

An incredible £455,000 was raised during this year's record-breaking Walk the Wight, which saw more than 9,500 walkers put on their boots last weekend. Mountbatten’s flagship fundraiser was held on Sunday, with glorious sunshine beaming down on the thousands taking...

Plans for a new play park in Godshill have been reignited thanks to a significant but anonymous donation, with work on the state-of-the-art playground set to get underway soon, Island Echo understands.  Despite successfully getting planning permission from the Isle...

Sylvia & Alan Williams of Vectis 40s Vintage Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council are hosting a free family event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The event will be at Victoria Recreation Ground, from 10:00 to 16:00, with a...

Crowds aplenty made the most of the hot weather last weekend and headed down to Riverfest in Newport, which was once again a huge success. Thousands of people made their way to the annual event on Saturday (11th May). Vectis...

Daish’s Hotel on the Isle of Wight has been awarded a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2024 for the 10th year running, strengthening its place among travellers’ favourite places to stay. Daish’s, located in Shanklin's Old Village, is part of...

A number of surrender bins will be situated at various locations across the Isle of Wight this week as part of Operation Sceptre. Op Sceptre is Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's approach to tackling knife crime and is part...

New figures have revealed that Isle of Wight families are now, on average, waiting a staggering 67 weeks for closure after the loss of a loved one due to an ever-growing backlog of inquests. At the end of 2022, there...

The Blackgang Beach - a brand new attraction for the 2024 season - was unveiled at Blackgang Chine over the weekend. Ahead of the opening, the UK's oldest theme park welcomed 17 enthusiastic students and 7 dedicated teachers from St...

Fun, learning and road safety have been combined in a new playground project at Gurnard Primary School. The school has worked with Island Roads to paint a host of new markings which transform a playground area at the Baring Road...