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Brighstone Pre-School, based at the village’s primary school on New Road, has slipped in its Ofsted rating to ‘Requires Improvement’ - but inspectors said children have fun. The pre-school was visited by the education watchdog in February and found the...

The Isle of Wight’s public health director has announced a crackdown on children’s obesity and dubbed it “one of the most significant public health challenges we have as a society”. New figures have revealed that nearly 1 in 4 children...

The Isle of Wight Council is looking to purchase a derelict piece of land in Newport Town Centre to redevelop the area, which could include 40 new homes. The 0.5 acre brownfield site on the corner of Pyle Street and...

Work to improve 1 of 2 main routes into Bembridge is to get underway today (Wednesday) – but Islanders are being reminded that the village remains open for business throughout the project. As previously reported by Island Echo, Bembridge residents...

A 16-year-old boy who threatened to kill a Police officer during an armed standoff in East Cowes last year has been made subject to a 6-month youth referral order. It was on 28th August 2023 that Armed Police were called...

The Matreshka doll sent by Russian Premier Nikita Khruschev The internationally acclaimed Lilliput Doll & Toy Museum in Brading is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.  Since 1974, the museum - located opposite Rectory Mansion in the town - has...

More than £1.6million will be invested into providing more than 450 new electric vehicle charge points across the Island over the next 6 years, it has been announced. The Isle of Wight Council secured funding through the government's Local Electric...

The Isle of Wight Council is to hand Isle of Wight bus operator Southern Vectis more money than last year, to offset those eligible for concessionary travel. Southern Vectis says it is transporting about the same number of paying passengers...

An 88-year-old charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, following an incident in Shanklin back in 2022, has died before appearing in court. John Mather, from Hertfordshire, was the driver of a Lexus which, on 18th November 2022, ploughed...

The Isle of Wight Council will be inspecting headstones in Newport, Carisbrooke, Ryde and Ventnor cemeteries this week to ensure memorials are safe. Periodically, the local authority must check the stability of burial ground memorials to ensure they are safe...