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Medina Bookshop in Cowes pays host to the book launch of 'My Name is Not Matilda', the captivating, touching and beautifully written autobiography of Gurnard resident Miranda Amapola at an event next week. Miranda was brought up in a Norfolk...

L-R: David Lightfoot (Tournament Director), Charles Charalambous (IOW Chess Club) and Harry Grieve The first-ever Wightlink Isle of Wight Chess Congress, held from 19th-21st April, proved to be a resounding, sell out success - with Island Echo sponsoring the Best...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has praised the remarkable work of the Island’s Mountbatten Hospice in Parliament. Speaking in a debate on hospices this week, Mr Seely praised the staff and volunteers at the Mountbatten hospice in Halberry Lane,...

Public Conveniences at Ryde Esplanade train station are still no closer to being opened, as issues regarding the lease wage on. Ryde Town Council has agreed to take on, clean and manage the loos, but complete contractual obligations haven't yet...

Pole testing works by Openreach will see a main road in and out of Newport closed for 3 days next week. Long Lane will be closed in both directions between Wednesday 1st May and Friday 3rd May to allow for...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

Specialist hi-tech equipment that will monitor any ongoing movement in and around Leeson Road in Ventnor is being installed, but there is more work to be done and there is still no indication as to how long the monitoring will...

A class 484 on the first day paying customers were allowed to use the service back in November 2021 Promises of a 30-minute timetable on the Island Line look further than away ever, some 3.5 years after the current fleet...

Tripadvisor has revealed the winners of its annual Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, with Shanklin’s Haven Hall Hotel among those named. Analysing 12-months of review data for over 1.6million hotels listed on the site, winners span 9...

Isle of Wight Liberal Democrat Group has welcomed the decision by the Council's Cabinet to accept an amendment to a draft planning strategy policy. The change would provide greater equality for Islanders and parish, town and community councils when making...