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Island MP Bob Seely voted in favour of the government's Rwanda bill yesterday evening (Wednesday). During his appearance in Westminster before a vote on the bill took place, MP Seely said that here on the Island, over 50% of the...

As part of a bid to restore the public's trust in Policing, a list of named 'local bobbies' has been published by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, giving Islanders a direct point of contact should issues arise in their...

Motorists are once again being targeted as cash cows for the Isle of Wight Council's coffers as parking charges are to rise again - the 3rd such hike in just 3 years. Prices for parking across the Island look set...

Fly-tipping across the Isle of Wight continues to soar with a near 15% rise in the number of reported cases in just 2 years - but the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) believes these figures only tell a fraction...

34-year-old Louis Dauncey has been banned from driving for 17 months after being caught test driving a car he was looking to buy whilst drunk, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard...

A man arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident at an address in Shanklin in October last year is to face no further action, Police have confirmed. As first reported by Island Echo, officers attended...

Nearly £9million of extra funding is heading towards Isle of Wight schools. It comes as the Isle of Wight Council approves how funding from the Department for Education (DfE) will be distributed across schools. Overall, the Government has allocated more...

The region's Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, is inviting the public to have their say in her latest Q&A session with the Chief Constable Scott Chilton. Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services (COPS) will be live-streamed across 3 Facebook pages...

‘Bedroom Farce’ is to open at the Apollo Theatre in Newport on 2nd February.  Trevor and Susannah, whose marriage is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: 3 couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best....

A new football club that encourages men who are overweight or living with obesity to get fit and adopt a healthy lifestyle is launching in Cowes. This follows a programme in Sandown which helped local men lose a combined total...