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DIAMOND PET SUPPLIES IN RYDE TO CLOSE AFTER 40 YEARS
A staple of Ryde High Street - Diamond Pet Supplies - has announced that it is closing. The pet shop, which has served the local community, for nearly 40 years will close for the final time this Easter. Over the...
Read moreDetailsBURST IN BRADING TO FINALLY BE REPAIRED THIS WEEK – HOPEFULLY
Works to repair a failed sewer pipe on West Lane in Brading are to take place on Thursday - providing it doesn't rain. As first reported by Island Echo, contractors arrived at West Lane – the road connecting Brading to Ashey – as...
Read moreDetailsPHARMACY AT COWES MEDICAL CENTRE CHANGING FROM BOOTS TO JHOOTS
The Boots Pharmacy located in Cowes Medical Centre has been sold and taken over by independent chain, Jhoots. The final day of operation at the Boots Pharmacy was Friday (8th March), with Jhoots set to take over imminently. Boots has...
Read moreDetails25-YEAR-OLD WHO LAUNCHED HOMOPHOBIC TIRADE AT KEBAB HOUSE WORKER SENTENCED
25-year-old Jack Taylor, who shouted homophobic abuse at a kebab house worker and said that he would 'cut her up like kebab meat', has been handed an 18-month community order by Magistrates. Taylor, of Captains Parade in East Cowes, was...
Read moreDetailsISLAND ROADS SAYS BEMBRIDGE ROAD WILL RE-OPEN OVER EASTER AFTER LOCALS’ DISGUST
Island Roads has blamed utility companies for scheduling resurfacing works in Bembridge just as the tourism season begins, but insists that access will be opened up over the Easter Bank Holiday period. Last week Island Echo reported that residents and...
Read moreDetailsFORMER ISLAND LINE TRAIN IS NOW A LUXURY AIR BNB IN SUFFOLK
3 years after being lifted off the rails at Ryde, a former Island Line train has been given a new lease of life after being converted into a unique £175-a-night Air BnB. 483009 ran between Ryde and Shanklin for some...
Read moreDetailsMOUNTAIN WAREHOUSE IN RYDE TO CLOSE DOORS FOR FINAL TIME AT THE END OF MARCH
Ryde's Mountain Warehouse store is to close its doors for the final time at the end of the month. As previously reported by Island Echo, closing-down signs were erected and a subsequent sale launched in November last year. It was...
Read moreDetailsFUNDRAISER IN AID OF SKATE PARK AND PUMP TRACK TO BE HELD IN FRESHWATER
Martha Eggleton Freshwater Parish Council is holding a movie and music fundraising night in aid of the Freshwater Skatepark and Pump Track later this month. The event on 22nd March is to be held at the Memorial Hall in Freshwater....
Read moreDetailsBRIDDLESFORD ROAD TO RE-OPEN THIS WEEK AFTER PROTRACTED GAS WORKS
After 9 weeks of significant travel disruption, Briddlesford Road near Wootton is set to finally re-open later this week following the completion of gas works by SGN. The busy route between Wootton and Arreton was suddenly closed without explanation towards...
Read moreDetailsOVER £600 RAISED FOR NITON FOOTBALLER WHO SUFFERED BROKEN LEG IN SATURDAY MATCH
Over £600 has been raised for Niton football player Walker Milsome, who suffered a leg break in a Junior B Cup game against High Park at Seaclose on Saturday (9th March). It is believed that the unfortunate accident may lead...
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