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Tesco customers living in Ventnor can book online home deliveries once again after seemingly being shunned by the supermarket giant - all due to the landslip at Bonchurch. Residents living in the South Wight town have taken to social media...

Shanklin Regatta will be relocating in 2024, moving from its traditional spot at the pier apron to the car park at Hope Road - and it will no longer call its beauty pageant 'Beauty Queens'. In recent years the Regatta...

Councillors on the Isle of Wight are continuing work on new proposals which will improve democratic accountability at County Hall. At their Full Council meeting in July 2023, the Council agreed to start work on changing its governance and the...

Step access to the beach at Alum Bay is to remain closed during the busy half-term period. The decision has been made on the grounds of health and safety to protect the general public. It's said that the Isle of...

The 2024 Isle of Wight Hedgelaying Competition, which was due to take place on Saturday 24th February 2024, has been cancelled. The competition, held annually at locations around the Island, has been a regular fixture in the Island’s agricultural events...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is urging locals to 'Paint it Pink' in response to recent rural battery thefts on the Isle of Wight. Between 24th and 26th January, large batteries were stolen from rural areas in Cowes, Shorwell,...

A Detective Constable and a Special Constable from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have been investigated over an alleged drunken incident at a pub in Cowes. DC Elizabeth Fitzsimmons' and Special Constable Simon Banks' conduct was alleged to have breached...

It is the turn of residents in the West of the Island to have their say over changes to parking restrictions with the launch of a new consultation from Isle of Wight Council. More than 30 locations including Freshwater, Yarmouth...

Ryde Town Council will take on responsibility for the yet-to-be-opened toilets at Ryde Esplanade Train Station, bringing a long-running argument over who will look after the refurbished loos to an end. After months of negotiations, an agreement between the Isle...

In the 4th (and last - for now) of our series on iconic Isle of Wight nightclubs, Island Echo examines The Balcony nightclub in Ryde, which had its heyday in the 90s and 00s. The Balcony - situated above LA...