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A popular Isle of Wight skatepark has been closed for nearly 2 weeks after vandals damaged the wooden ramps. Extensive repairs are said to be needed at the Ryde seafront skatepark and for health and safety reasons it has to...

An Island headteacher has said he is ‘delighted’ after The Bay Church of England School was rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. In their first inspection as an all-through school, catering for pupils aged 4 to 16, The Bay Church of England...

A major exercise exploring the plan of action for evacuating passengers from a broken down hovercraft in the Solent has been taking place on the Isle of Wight today (Wednesday). HM Coastguard, the RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

2nd battle of Gaza Sons of 3 well-known Isle of Wight families - Pittis, Ratsey and Seely - fell in battle during World War I at Palestine some 106 years ago. All served with the Isle of Wight battalion of...

Wightlink has announced some minor amendments to its timetable affecting both the Ryde Pier Head to Portsmouth Harbour FastCat foot passenger service and Yarmouth-Lymington car ferries. The announcement comes after similar tweaks were made by South Western Railway to their...

A local lawyer has reached a new milestone in their career at the Isle of Wight law firm Churchers Solicitors. Chartered Legal Executive Dixie Mitchell from the Commercial Property team qualified as a CILEX Fellow after completing a range of...

Visit Isle of Wight has re-launched its Isle of Wight Green Tourism Award, formally known as Green Star Award, to showcase the very best of the best green businesses on the Island. The IOW Green Tourism Award aims to celebrate...

South Western Railway has announced a small number of important changes that result in better train connectivity with ferries to the Isle of Wight. A number of changes to mainland services affecting Islanders have been announced, including a morning service...

The proposed terrace. Details have been unveiled for a near £2million refurbishment of a former Isle of Wight department store. The Elizabeth Pack Department Store on Cross Street, Ryde has become home in recent years to Shademakers UK, who design,...

Patients of Tower House Dental Clinic in Ryde face an uncertain future as the owners try to find suitable premises for the practice to relocate to. Island Echo understands that the business' current lease has already expired and it is,...