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More than 50 Island businesses have been putting tables and chairs on pavements without permission. The Isle of Wight Council is cracking down on businesses that failed to renew their pavement licensing consents. A pavement licensing consent allows businesses like...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. "Could the Island Echo kindly do an article on the correct and proper way up that folk should...

Applying to enrol as a volunteer with HM Coastguard is becoming quicker and easier.  After successful trials throughout the UK, a new online volunteer enrolment form has been launched nationally by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). With a tap...

The most remarkable story of all the innovative projects built and designed on the Isle of Wight is that of the Black Knight and Black Arrow space rockets. Both were built in East Cowes and initially tested at The Needles...

Plans for a new seaside cafe and restaurant in Bembridge have split residents’ opinions — with some claiming the new proposals are ‘over the top’ while others say it would be a boost for the economy. A half-built eyesore on...

All the headlines from 30, 60, 70, 90, 100, 110 and 120 years ago, including a dog that apparently changed sex. 30 years ago (1993) PARKHURST PRISONER TOO HOT TO HANDLE Bosses at Parkhurst Prison refused to allow a coroner...

It has been announced that Hartford Care has acquired Inver House care home in Bembridge from Somerset Care, taking the company to 21 homes and over 1,000 residents. Inver House is Hartford Care’s 4th care home on the Isle of...

Medina Leisure Centre and The Heights Leisure Centre are to receive a share of £20million in central Government funding to keep them afloat in response to increased operating costs. The Swimming Pool Support Fund was announced in the March Budget...

Ventnor's Martin Rayner has received his British Empire Medal from Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon for his exemplary 42 years service to His Majesty's Coastguard. For the past 5 decades, Martin has responded to his pager – both day and night...

Green for eco and green for go as plans to build a new Isle of Wight environmentally friendly holiday park in Gurnard have been approved. In a development said to the be “first of a new generation of net-zero holiday...