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The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (30th June 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13521 £100.00 16511 £100.00 7955 £100.00 1799 £100.00 1606 £100.00 15668 £100.00 17387 £100.00 15760 £100.00 1516 £100.00 9730

The Island's own Wet Leg are to support legendary rock band the Foo Fighters during their UK tour next year. The indie-rock duo will join them at performances in London, Manchester and Cardiff kicking things off before the Foos take...

Some sheep on the train line at Brading are causing delays for anyone using Island Line this rush hour (Thursday). Island Echo understands that the farm animals are causing commuter havoc at Brading and are wandering up and down the...

A 2-week window for applications for ‘privilege seats’ on school buses for the 2023/24 academic year has been opened by the Isle of Wight Council. Parents and guardians of children not eligible for free school transport can apply for a...

MP Bob Seely has joined other MPs speaking in parliament in opposition to BBC plans to reduce local news output from local radio stations. Under the plans, BBC Radio Solent will see locally produced output fall from 100 hours to...

A former milking parlour at a now-closed dairy farm on the Isle of Wight could become a luxury holiday let. New owners of Sunningdale Farm on Cranmore Avenue in the West Wight, Tobias Brackett and Kate Denton, took over the...

An Isle of Wight bank branch wants to cut back on counter space — which could lead to longer queues at Santander in Newport. Plans have been submitted to refurbish it, but also to shrink the number of counters —...

How have Isle of Wight restaurants, pubs, cafes, hotels and shops fared recently in food hygiene inspections? Based on guidance from the government’s Food Standards Agency, eateries are judges on how clean they are; how hygienic the food handling is...

Pan Together saw a 'shocking' 183% increase in visitors to the Pan Community Larder from the start of January to the end of February, feeding nearly 2,000 mouths in the last 6 months. The charity, which established the Community Larder...

The Boundary Commission for England has today published its final recommendations for new constituency boundaries including those on the Isle of Wight. This follows submission of its final recommendations report to the Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday)...