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More detailed plans to open a branch of Europe’s largest shoe retailer on the Isle of Wight have been revealed. The former H&M store on South Street in Newport has been empty since February but could now become a branch...

A potentially game-changing by-election is taking place in Wootton today (Thursday) to decide who shall replace the disgraced Daryll Pitcher. Voters in the Wootton Bridge ward are voting for who they would like to represent the area moving forward. It...

Waterside Pool in Ryde is celebrating its 50th birthday today (Thursday) - but there are challenging times ahead for the ever-popular leisure facility, especially after the loss of £20,000 of funding from Ryde Town Council. The much-loved seaside pool, which...

A former doctor at St Mary's Hospital has denied squeezing the backside of a nurse. Chiemedo Ikpo, 49, of Ward Lane in Hackney, London, denied sexual assault of a female when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

Local residents and businesses expressed outrage last night (Tuesday) after it was confirmed that there would be no pedestrian access to the seafront in Ventnor via Shore Hill from 4th September until the Easter holidays next year. Rene Howe Walk,...

HSBC in Ryde closed its doors for good yesterday (Wednesday) shortly after Natwest did the same on 10th August. It means that both banks will be left with just 1 branch on the Island - both situated in Newport. Ryde...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has signed an open letter from over 100 MPs calling on supermarkets to highlight the very best of British produce by incorporating a ‘Buy British’ section online. The letter, written by Dr Luke Evans MP...

A dental practice that has been operating out of Tower House in Ryde is on the move to a new ‘state-of-the-art’ facility in Wootton - a former bathroom showroom. Back in April, Island Echo reported that Tower House Dental Clinic...

Supermarket giant Tesco has issued an urgent recall on 4 chilled products amid fears they contain pieces of metal and plastic. It's said that the possible presence of 'foreign bodies' - described as small pieces of blue plastic and metal...

The Isle of Wight Council’s children’s services department needs a new head of department amid turmoil in County Hall’s education policy - and they will be paid over £100,000 for taking up the role. In March, education and inclusion deputy...