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The Isle of Wight Council has issued reassurances that potential strike action amongst its social care staff won't impact the service provided to Islanders. Members of Unison are on the verge of walking out in a row over compulsory out-of-hours...

Phoenix Choir is to perform at Aspire in Ryde this month in a fundraising concert for the popular community hub. Next Saturday (13th April), the choir will visit what, back in 2012, was Holy Trinity Church and is now Aspire...

Solent Cruises will celebrating the maiden arrival of the new Cunard Queen Anne cruise ship into Southampton on Saturday 27th April. The cruise ship will be part of the welcoming flotilla into the Solent and up Southampton water. The Cunard...

Wightlink is to operate a revised timetable on its Yarmouth-Lymington service tomorrow (Sunday) due to staff shortages. It's said that the absence of an essential crew member means a revised timetable will be in force. All affected customers have been...

Getting married, holding a funeral or being cremated on the Isle of Wight has just got more expensive. The Isle of Wight Council has increased the prices of its registrar services as well as cremations, burials and memorials, by roughly...

An 18-year-old man from Newport and an 18-year-old man from Sandown have both been arrested following a crash in Whitwell back in February, in which a 9-year-old boy sustained serious injuries. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were...

Residents of Ryde who were hit by floods in October last year are yet to receive a penny from the Government's Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme, as it seems all the suitably qualified surveyors are based on the mainland....

An Isle of Wight couple who were ordered to leave their holiday home after using it as a permanent residence have submitted another bid to stay there for a further 2 years - or until they can sell it, whichever...

More than 40 local business leaders gathered to hear from Shevaun Haviland, the Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, at a special networking lunch in Ryde on Wednesday. The event, organised by the Isle of Wight Chamber of...

This Easter Holidays Ventnor Exchange is heading out on the road, quite literally, inviting Islanders to keep their eyes peeled and join the search for the Pirate Taxi from 10th-14th April as it navigates its way right around the Isle...