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There will be no splashing at the Ryde Splash Park this Summer with the once-popular, free attraction to remain closed for yet another season. It was back in May 2022 that Waterside Community Trust, which ran the Isaac Hayward Paddling Pool...

Officers have been tackling youth-related anti-social behaviour and criminality in the West Wight area, and two teenagers have been dealt with through the courts this week as a result of police enquiries. A 14-year-old boy from Freshwater was handed a...

An inquest was held at the Gem Inn in Ryde on 8th June 1872 touching on the extraordinary case of the sudden death of a Captain Stellard, aged 72. The previous October, Stellard had married a 24-year-old woman - 48...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been awarded the Silver Award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme by the South East Reserve Forces’ Cadets’ Association (SERFCA). The Silver Award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme is the latest achievement...

Visitors to Brambles Chine can now safely descend the steep cliff face without the need to take a time-consuming detour. New wooden steps have been built to provide access to the popular West Wight beach after the original private slipway...

If you represent a registered charity that supports Armed Forces, then bag a place at this year's Armed Forces Day as soon as possible! Armed Forces Day is at the glorious beachside location of Eastern Gardens in Ryde on Sunday...

Tapnell Farm’s plans to replace tents with ‘pods’ will be considered by Isle of Wight councillors due to objections raised. The tourist attraction, based on the outskirts of Freshwater, is looking to replace its 30 white bell tents with 32...

The Isle of Wight CPRE, the countryside charity, has joined growing calls for a specific landscape designation for the Island. The idea of a unified new Island status is being championed by Bob Seely MP, and already has the support...

This year's Isle of Wight Festival has officially sold out, organisers have announced. With just a week to go until the much-anticipated event gets underway, it has been revealed that all weekend tickets have been scooped up by excited revellers...

The Isle of Wight Council has been slammed for the way it announced, and then consequently reversed, a decision to close 4 primary schools. As previously reported by Island Echo, the authority announced its intention to consult on the future of...