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FORMER YOUTH COACH CAUGHT WITH INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN HANDED SUSPENDED SENTENCE
A former Isle of Wight youth football coach has been handed a suspended prison sentence and forced to register as a sex offender after being convicted of possessing indecent images of children. Reece Simon Anderson, 23, of Vectis Road in...
Read moreDetailsSAUNDERS ROE’S FUTURISTIC BUT FAR-FETCHED AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPES AND DESIGNS
What might have been... in this week's edition of Made on the Isle of Wight, Island Echo examines some of Saunders Roe's aircraft prototypes and designs that sadly never came to fruition. Most Islanders have heard of the gigantic Princess...
Read moreDetailsSILVERGLADES CAN’T USE CARAVAN PARK ALL YEAR ROUND SAYS COUNCIL
To use an Isle of Wight caravan park all year round would be illegal, the Isle of Wight Council has ruled. It is after owners of the Silverglades Caravan Park in Cranmore tried to argue it could continue to use...
Read moreDetailsFOLK CONCERT TO BE HELD IN NEWPORT IN AID OF SALVATION ARMY XMAS APPEAL
A folk concert is to be held next weekend in an attempt to raise funds for The Salvation Army's Christmas appeal here on the Island. The Salvation Army on the Island does an enormous amount of work to support local...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS URGED TO WALK FOR CHILDREN AS LANDMARKS ILLUMINATED IN SUPPORT OF CHARITY THIS CHRISTMAS
As landmarks across the UK are set to light up green on the longest night of the year, in support of the NSPCC, the charity calls on the public to rally friends and family to take part in a Walk...
Read moreDetailsLUCCOMBE MANOR PUT FORWARD PLANS FOR MAJOR EXPANSION OWING TO POST-COVID BOOM
Could it be 3rd time lucky for a luxury Isle of Wight hotel’s big expansion plans? Garden Isle Hotels is seeking permission to add more bedrooms to Luccombe Manor in Shanklin to meet the increased demand for local holidays it...
Read moreDetailsCONSULTATION ON CHANGES TO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS IN THE BAY AREA LAUNCHED
Island residents are being invited to have their say in a consultation on proposed changes to traffic restrictions - such as double yellow lines - in and around The Bay area, including Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, Newchurch, Arreton and Alverstone. This...
Read moreDetailsBAIL EXTENDED FOR MAN AT CENTRE OF INVESTIGATION INTO EAST COWES ARSON ATTACKS
The 56-year-old man at the centre of an investigation into a spate of arson attacks in the town of East Cowes over the past 18 months has seen his bail extended. The incidents occurred between 14th July 2022 and 16th...
Read moreDetailsA LOOK BACK AT ISLE OF WIGHT NEWS FROM PAST DECADES: WEEK ENDING 2ND DECEMBER
Island Echo takes a look back at the local headlines from 30, 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120 years ago, including a Parkhurst prisoner who inherited his dying Canadian father's fortune. 30 years ago (1993) TYCOON FINDS MISSING SON IN...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN’S THAI MUKDA ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE
Popular Shanklin-based restaurant Thai Mukda has announced that it is to close indefinitely. The family who runs the eatery of High Street in the town said they had to make the 'biggest' decision, taking to Facebook to share the news...
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