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An agreement has been reached for Royal Mail to continue picking up from Totland Bay Post Office, meaning the West Wight community will retain its local Post Office. Last month Island Echo reported that Totland was to lose its only...

Prolific thief Daniel Kilshaw has been handed a 6-month prison sentence after committing further offences less than 24 hours after being given a slap on the wrist by Magistrates. The 42-year-old has featured on Island Echo numerous times in recent...

The prestigious Maritime UK Solent Awards 2024 will be championing the region as a global hub for maritime excellence and has already attracted some of the region’s leading businesses as sponsors. Many are previous years’ sponsors returning this year as...

Medina Bookshop in Cowes pays host to the book launch of 'My Name is Not Matilda', the captivating, touching and beautifully written autobiography of Gurnard resident Miranda Amapola at an event next week. Miranda was brought up in a Norfolk...

L-R: David Lightfoot (Tournament Director), Charles Charalambous (IOW Chess Club) and Harry Grieve The first-ever Wightlink Isle of Wight Chess Congress, held from 19th-21st April, proved to be a resounding, sell out success - with Island Echo sponsoring the Best...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has praised the remarkable work of the Island’s Mountbatten Hospice in Parliament. Speaking in a debate on hospices this week, Mr Seely praised the staff and volunteers at the Mountbatten hospice in Halberry Lane,...

Public Conveniences at Ryde Esplanade train station are still no closer to being opened, as issues regarding the lease wage on. Ryde Town Council has agreed to take on, clean and manage the loos, but complete contractual obligations haven't yet...

Pole testing works by Openreach will see a main road in and out of Newport closed for 3 days next week. Long Lane will be closed in both directions between Wednesday 1st May and Friday 3rd May to allow for...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

Specialist hi-tech equipment that will monitor any ongoing movement in and around Leeson Road in Ventnor is being installed, but there is more work to be done and there is still no indication as to how long the monitoring will...