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A 16-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences back in July has been bailed for another 3 months. As first reported by Island Echo, detectives and other specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East...

Sailors aboard HMS Diamond prepare to help those stranded off the coast of the Isle of Wight A pair of Royal Navy sailors who saved the crew of a stricken yacht caught in a storm off the Isle of Wight...

Brading Wax Museum closed on 3rd January 2010 but its resident ghost - the unfortunate Frenchman Louis de Rochefort - may still remain ... The building in which Osborn-Smith's Wax Museum was located is said to be the oldest house...

Torrential rain this weekend has seen yet more flooding across the Isle of Wight, here's what Island Echo readers captured. The Island has been blighted by torrential rain and adverse weather since Wednesday and whilst the worst of the rain...

Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. This letter comes as national media report on the vulnerability of previously safe Conservative seats following the by-election...

Isle of Wight Council has opened two information hubs today (Sunday) with local authority staff in attendance to help anyone affected by flooding. The supports are located in the following places; Gunville, Newport - to support nearby residents in Alvington...

Niton's The Buddle Inn is to close over the winter months, it has been announced. The news was announced on Facebook with the management team saying they would have liked to stay open over the winter but 'unfortunately, it just...

Southern Vectis is urging bus passengers in rural parts of the Isle of Wight to ensure drivers can see them when they are waiting at unlit stops. As winter approaches, and with the clocks going back this weekend, more journeys...

Map of Fort Redoubt Photo: Rik Smith In this weeks edition of Isle of Wight Forts, Island Echo examines arguably the most spectacular and iconic of our forts: Fort Redoubt overlooking Freshwater Bay. To the best of our knowledge, Fort...

A woman who brazenly walked into Tesco Express and stole 2 bottles of wine has been fined £120 for her crime - and ordered to pay the supermarket compensation. 38-year-old Nina Hoskins, of Green Street in Ryde, appeared before Magistrates...