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25-year-old Calvin Aggar has admitted 3 counts of making an indecent photograph of a child. Aggar, now of Francis Avenue in Southsea but previously of Copse Lane, Freshwater, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child...

The ‘clock is ticking’ to find a solution to the authority’s children’s services dilemma, the Isle of Wight Council leader has said. Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox, who is also the new education lead, said the authority has 5 months until Hampshire’s...

South Western Railway (SWR) has confirmed that further strikes mean there will be no Island Line service on Friday (1st September). In addition to the RMT Union strike last Saturday (26th August), members of the ASLEF Union will take strike...

An Isle of Wight man who left a traffic warden with permanent nerve damage and a loss of feeling in his teeth after an attack outside a Newport school has been warned he faces possible prison time. 30-year-old Joseph Burgess,...

How the deli area looked earlier this month. Photo: Christopher Jackson Work is well underway at a major supermarket in Ryde to bring Yo! sushi to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. As first reported by Island...

Bricklayers and labourers building the new Isle of Wight County Asylum at Whitecroft went on strike to demand higher pay on 28th August 1894. The bricklayers were asking for 8d an hour (£3.20 in today's values) and the labourers wanted 5d (£2...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor – Tuesday 29th August 2023 "Please ensure that the proposed closure of the rail...

Strong crowds turned out to enjoy a true Bank Holiday Monday tradition yesterday - St Helens Sports and Carnival! A day of fun and sport on the Green was rounded off by the annual carnival procession, with conditions staying dry...

A Newport man who had never had a driving lesson and only had a provisional licence has been banned from driving for 12-months after crashing his parents Volvo. Ewan Mattick, 18, of Albany View in Newport, pleaded guilty to driving...

Questions are being asked about the future of a water reservoir in Shanklin after a serious leak was identified earlier this year, with Islanders told works were related to 'cleaning' and an 'influx of visitors'. It was in mid-April that...