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Part of a Victorian battery that has protruded out of the cliff edge at Yaverland for several years has finally fallen. Tonnes of brick, concrete and earth crashed down onto the beach between Sandown and Culver Down over the weekend....

Hovertravel has announced that it will be running a single craft service throughout the month of November, with a revised timetable also in force. The cross-Solent operator says that November is typically a quiet month and this allows for essential...

Sandown Town Council has launched their annual budget consultation and they are urging residents to have their say by completing an online survey. The Survey, which can be accessed via the Town Council’s website, includes sections on funding towards IW...

Lot 99 - Curraghmore Hotel, 22 Hope Road, Shanklin 7 diverse properties and 4 acres of land on the Island are to be auctioned at the beginning of November. They are among 134 lots listed across southern England by Clive...

The Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet member for community protection, Councillor Karen Lucioni, has said she is on a 'personal crusade' to see CCTV cameras across the Isle of Wight fully monitored once again. It was back in 2019 that...

Nearly 200 drivers were caught speeding across the Isle of Wight last month, new figures show. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that 190 drivers were caught driving over the speed limit during the month of September. A...

The Isle of Wight's award-winning Halloween event, Terror Island, made its dramatic return with an exclusive Blue Light Night last Friday (6th October), celebrating the Island's local heroes. With a turnout of over 700 dedicated Emergency Service and NHS staff,...

In the 2nd edition of Isle of Wight forts, Island Echo examines The Needles Batteries - the Isle of Wight's westernmost fortified outpost. The Needles Batteries have 2 main claims to fame. In 1913, the 1st British anti-aircraft gun was...

A notoriously dangerous crossroads on the outskirts of Newport is set to be transformed - potentially into a roundabout - as a result of action by the Isle of Wight Council to purchase land. It was 4-and-a-half years ago, in...

A review of the news from past decades for the week ending 14th October from 30, 40, 60, 70, 90, 100 and 120 years ago. 30 years ago (1993) RADIO BUFF WINS NATIONAL AWARD 15-year-old Tim Munn from Ventnor won...