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A class 484 on the first day paying customers were allowed to use the service back in November 2021 Promises of a 30-minute timetable on the Island Line look further than away ever, some 3.5 years after the current fleet...

Tripadvisor has revealed the winners of its annual Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, with Shanklin’s Haven Hall Hotel among those named. Analysing 12-months of review data for over 1.6million hotels listed on the site, winners span 9...

Isle of Wight Liberal Democrat Group has welcomed the decision by the Council's Cabinet to accept an amendment to a draft planning strategy policy. The change would provide greater equality for Islanders and parish, town and community councils when making...

Isle of Wight Scouts, the largest voluntary sector provider of activities for young people on the Isle of Wight, is seeking volunteers who can assist with managing the organisation’s finances.   The roles available are: County Treasurer – a member of...

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Island Echo previously reported that the Empowering Islanders group had criticised the conduct of the Council Leader during...

Foot passengers travelling on Wightlink’s FastCat between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier will be using automatic entrance gates at both ports by early May. The gates will also accept electronic through-tickets for customers combining cross-Solent travel with rail journeys, as...

Christ the King College has been slapped with another 'Requires Improvement' rating from Ofsted, but the school is challenging that decision. Following a visit by inspectors in November last year, the Newport-based school has been graded as 'Good' in all...

Island MP Bob Seely has urged the Government to consider Isle of Wight shipbuilders when it replaces its fleet of border patrol vessels from March 2026. Mr Seely says he wants to see the contract for British vessels awarded to...

An investigation has been launched into the 'barbaric' poisoning of a badger in the village of Bembridge, which led to the animal being put to sleep. The poorly badger was found in the garden of a home in the Howgate...

Posters questioning whether funds raised during Walk The Wight 2024 will be distributed solely on the Isle of Wight have appeared on gates and fences across the Island today (Tuesday). Due to take place on Sunday 12th May, last year's...