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If you’d like to explore more about engineering, then the Isle of Wight College is inviting you to their taster sessions for free in March. The Isle of Wight College’s dedicated engineering campus in Whippingham is offering the opportunity to...

A 22-bedroom house of multiple occupation - more commonly known as a HMO-  could be on the cards for a former care home in Ventnor. Bluebell House, on Mitchell Avenue, has been closed since November 2022. In a letter recently...

Do you remember the bus stations at Newport, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor before their redevelopment? All are but a shadow of their former selves: Newport and Ryde are now soulless transport interchanges, and the bus stations at Shanklin and Ventnor...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – 22nd February 2024 "So we start another day of delays and cancellations. There...

Residents living in parts of Ventnor say they have become 'prisoners' due to a lack of public transport owing to a major landslide. No Southern Vectis buses are currently running along the length of Leeson Road, which connects Ventnor and...

A popular Indian restaurant in Cowes — which once played host to billionaire businessman Richard Branson — has improved its food hygiene rating. Following a reinspection at the end of January, Bahar Tandoori, on Cowes High Street, now boasts a...

What used to be Shoe Zone in Shanklin could given a new lease of life, as an Isle of Wight beer cave. The former shoe shop on Regent Street has been empty for nearly 6 months, but it could soon...

33-year-old Jamie Lee, who threatened to set his house on fire and infect Police with disease, has been handed a 13-month prison sentence almost 3 years after an armed siege unfolded in Sandown. It was on 21st April 2021 that Police,...

Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited, which is part of the wider B-N Group, is looking to appoint an administrator - with staff now eagerly awaiting news on the future of the company. It has been confirmed that earlier this month an intention...

Numerous containers are in situ at Appley Car Park. The sudden appearance of over 15 large sewage storage containers at Ryde's Appley Car Park is as a result of ongoing works to fix a burst sewer pipe on the outskirts...