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New data released by the BBC Shared Data Unit has revealed that the Isle of Wight Council faces a cumulative deficit of £8.5million across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This is significantly below the national average of £33million, although those figures are...

Rookley-based The Island Tea and Coffee Co. has recently invested more than £100,000 in a state-of-the-art coffee roasting and training centre, a move that opens up 2 new local job opportunities. The new facility provides 2 state-of-the-art roasting rooms, 1...

Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington In the 2nd of our series on Isle of Wight MPs, Island Echo examines the illustrious career of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, who represented the County Town of Newport in 1807. Arthur...

A Cowes man has been fined £415 after he was found to be driving with an illegal level of cannabis in his system. Jamin Woodmore, 30, of Newport Road in Cowes, pleaded guilty to drug driving in April this year...

An Isle of Wight seafront café will be allowed to sell alcohol despite neighbours’ concerns it would cause an increase in anti-social behaviour. 12 objections had been made against The Lazy Wave Cafe’s plans to serve drinks to customers on...

The 2nd phase of an Isle of Wight housing development has been unveiled. Filling in the gap on Place Road, between The Range and the new Meadow View Park development, Bourne Developments is seeking permission to build more houses. In...

The Isle of Wight Council is reinforcing the fact that permission is needed - and payment made - to hold events or sessions on Council-owned beaches and parks across the Isle of Wight. It has come to the local authority's...

A 26-year-old woman who decided to drive home whilst drunk after she couldn't find a taxi to take her home has been handed a 25-month driving ban. Kinga Kazmierczak, 26, of Starks Close in Shorwell pleaded guilty to drink driving...

Plans have been refused for a new Premier store in Carisbrooke – because it would divert retail activity away from Newport Town Centre. Car sales and motorbike repairs will still take place at the Sixers-owned Carisbrooke Garage, from one half of...

An Isle of Wight-built seaplane became the 1st to sink a U-boat in the English Channel some 106 years ago on 18th July 1917. The seaplane - flown by Flt Sub-Lieut C S Mossop and Air Mechanic A F. Ingledew...