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An 18-year-old man from Newport remains under investigation on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a crash near Whitwell back in February of this year. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called to Whitwell Road, near...

Planned maintenance means that the Cowes Floating Bridge will be out of action for several hours tomorrow night (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Council says that the East Cowes to Cowes service will be suspended between the hours of 18:00...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has revealed that over 25 projects are to benefit from her £500,000 cash injection designed to further tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The half a million pound...

No less than 17 properties on the Island are being auctioned later this month. They are among 165 lots across southern England which feature in Clive Emson Auctioneers’ 5th auction of the year. Rob Marchant, a regional director and auctioneer...

Wightlink has announced the successful Isle of Wight community organisations that will receive grants to help the Island to make progress towards meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The ferry company has been challenging groups to innovate, improve and...

Preparations are nearly complete for Ascend – thought to be the first-ever youth-led arts festival on the Isle of Wight – which will take place at the Broadway Centre, Sandown next week. A teenage Battle of the Bands will take...

In the 4th edition of former Isle of Wight tourist attractions, Island Echo examines The Isle of Wight Rare Breeds and Waterfowl Park in St Lawrence, which was once home to 1 of the most comprehensive collections of rare breeds...

Richard Quigley MP made it clear he is pushing for regulation when he joined the Wightlink Users Group in Ryde this morning (Saturday) as they protested against the cross-Solent operator, calling for a fairer deal. Passionate locals waved their placards...

A defeated Bob Seely has said he is proud of what he, working with others, achieved during his tenure as Isle of Wight MP. Bob won the Isle of Wight seat in 2017 but in Thursday's General Election he was...

Joe Robertson has told Island Echo he is 'excited and honoured' to be the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East. St Helens-based Joe received a total of 10,427 votes in yesterday's General Election securing a majority of 3,323...