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Island Referrals, the Island’s only specialist referral hospital, is celebrating its 1st year of scanning the Island’s pets this month in collaboration with Burgess Diagnostics and their state-of-the-art MRI scanner. The Burgess Diagnostic’s visiting MRI scanner is hosted at Island...

2 prison guards were shot by the 8-year-old son of the Governor of Parkhurst Convict Prison, Major Noot, in October 1879. The accident had happened at around noon when the convicts had been marched in from various workshops and placed in...

Isle of Wight winners at the Maritime UK Solent Awards 2023 were announced at a stylish ceremony held in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard last Thursday (5th October). The very best of the Solent’s world-class maritime sector was celebrated at the 2nd...

Calls have been made to ‘get on’ with the Island’s crucial planning document as it has stalled again - after Councillors waited months for Government guidance which still hasn’t materialised. The Draft Island Planning Strategy (DIPS) has been in the...

A new website has been launched that allows Islanders to see where they can fuel their motor for the best price. Launched and designed on the Island, the website - named findcheapfuel.com - scans the fuel prices from the major...

An Isle of Wight train station - built in the mid-1800s - could be getting modern upgrades. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to install train time displays and an audio announcement system, at the Grade...

Rob Da Bank has taken to social media to tease a suggestion that the 'hundreds of thousands' who attended Bestival at Robin Hill over the years could join forces to buy the original site of the much loved music festival....

A teenage learner driver and his mum, who was acting as supervising passenger, have been banned from the roads after both were found to be under the influence of cannabis on their drive home. Christy Jones, 38, of Acorn Gardens...

From pictures to nuggets - an empty building in the town centre of Newport could be brought back to life as a chicken shop. As previously reported by Island Echo, the former Island Photo Centre shop closed its doors on...

Red Funnel has announced the opening of its annual Charity of the Year nominations for 2024. Every year a charity close to the hearts of the Island community is chosen to be supported by Red Funnel, as the company’s official...