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A ‘much needed’ facility for dog training in Newchurch on the Isle of Wight — which attracted mixed feedback — has been turned down. Plans had been proposed to turn a former agricultural field, at West Meath Nursery in Newchurch...

It’s all smiles in Ryde as a new Isle of Wight dental practice is given the green light. The Isle of Wight Council has approved plans to transform the former youth and community centre on Ryde High Street. A dental...

In the 2nd part of our Isle of Wight Surnames series, Island Echo examines long-established Island family names from the middle of the alphabet from Dyer to Rayner. Dyer There are 241 Dyers on the Isle of Wight - the...

As part of the extensive investment and improvement work to improve health care services for the Island’s community for the longer term, the entrance to the Children’s Emergency Department is being upgraded to improve access for ambulances. From Monday 4th...

Theresa May has been spotted arriving at Yarmouth Harbour on a private yacht before being met by a team of close protection officers earlier today (Friday). May was spotted smiling on her arrival by a member of the public at...

Staff and teams at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust are up for a number of prestigious healthcare awards after being shortlisted for 8 gongs in the past few weeks. The Trust’s allied health professionals have been shortlisted for the...

Yarmouth RNLI was tasked to assist a sailing yacht with engine difficulty yesterday (Thursday). Crew pagers sounded at 14:59 to a vessel 2.5 nautical miles west of The Needles Lighthouse with 6 persons on board which had suffered machinery failure....

A Shanklin man has been fined £80 after Police found a small quantity of cannabis in his home just months after a drugs conviction. Joshua Mitchell, 32, of Palmerston Road in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance...

A section of pavement has been closed off in Ryde Town Centre after brickwork above a window became loose. Situated above a window on the 2nd floor of the Nationwide Building Society on St Thomas' Square in the Town Centre,...

Coastal defences at Bembridge's Embankment Road need strengthening to prevent a protected nature reserve from being flooded. Ground investigation works will take place in Bembridge next month after surveys found some defences along the length of Embankment Road were ‘reaching...