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A former clothes store on an Isle of Wight High Street could be the new home of a local independent games company. Plans have been submitted by Island-based Stainless Games to transform the old Bonmarche and Internacionale shop in Newport...

A temporary speed bump blamed for causing a female motorcyclist to be thrown from her bike outside Newport Police Station on Thursday has been removed. As previously reported by Island Echo, the incident occurred yesterday afternoon and the rider - a...

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has announced the start of a new contract supporting adults, children and young people who are victims of rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse on the Isle of Wight. The PCC has committed up...

The South East will benefit from a major funding boost to create stronger public transport networks - but will the Isle of Wight be included in the windfall? A total of £36billion in savings from HS2 will be reinvested in...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Ryde last night (Thursday) for assaulting Police officers who were investigating a domestic incident that occurred elsewhere in the town earlier in the night. Officers attended an address on Union Road to make an...

A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to support the young family of a much-loved Isle of Wight teacher who was hit by a car outside her home in Cowes yesterday (Thursday). Gilly Harland, a teacher at Christ the King...

Cameron Palin has been named a Young Councillor of the Year finalist for the National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) Star Council Awards 2023.  The prestigious awards are the only awards in England that recognise the Local (Parish and Town)...

'Will it take a child to be killed or seriously injured before anyone notices?’, a resident opposed to a large-scale housing development in Newport has asked. Plans to extend a housing estate have raised fears among locals, who say their...

The Isle of Wight Council's regeneration lead and 5 others have been made redundant after a reshuffle at the local authority, but there are reassurances that projects in the pipeline will continue. Chris Ashman was appointed as Director of Regeneration...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (6th October 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 8094 £100.00 12353 £100.00 15973 £100.00 13083 £100.00 15716 £100.00 9520 £100.00 1141 £100.00 3414 £100.00 4787 £100.00 17588 £100.00 17812