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Residents are being asked to complete a short survey about their feelings around community safety on the Island. The online study has been launched today (Tuesday 5th December) by the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (CSP) and seeks views...

Prolific thief Warren Russell has once again been ordered to pay compensation after he admitted stealing various items including washing powder and a milkshake from shops in Ryde and Newport. Appearing before Magistrates on Friday 1st December, Russell, 40, of...

Isle of Wight band Wet Leg are set to play at the Victorious Festival in Southsea in August of next year, it has been announced. The Victorious Festival will run from Friday 23rd August to Sunday the 25th. Wet Leg...

Recycling, waste and garden subscription collections are changing for 2 weeks over the Christmas and New Year period. All waste, recycling and garden waste collections for the Christmas week beginning Tuesday 26th December will run one day later than usual,...

The following review has been written by Michael Mullin. Pantomime season on the Isle of Wight is officially underway, and I could think of no better show to kick things off than First Act’s exuberant staging of Peter Pan. The...

  Maxine with the Trust back in 2010 Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder and patron of the East Cowes-based Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, has had a profound 20-year reunion with one of the first young people her charity ever supported in...

Campaigners hoping to take the Isle of Wight Council to the High Court, over Ryde’s Westridge Farm, site need to raise more money – and there could be just a few weeks left to do that. The Save Westridge Farm...

The Isle of Wight Council is launching a drink-drive campaign to remind motorists that good drivers don't drive under the influence. Drink driving is illegal and puts lives at risk as it impairs your ability to drive — even if...

Conditional permission has been granted for a new craft ale bar, which plans to open in East Cowes, showcasing locally brewed ales. The Island Life Craft Brewery ale house will open on Clarence Road in East Cowes — in what...

A dental practice in the heart of Newport has announced that is to close permanently in January 2024, adding to the Island's current dental woes. In a letter sent to those registered at {my}dentist, that Island Echo has seen, those...