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Young people in Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 - who are interested in a career in football - are invited to 2 open days at Sandown and Cowes. The first will take place at the Bay Secondary School Sandown ...

A Sandown man who was arrested after Police found several cannabis plants in his house is to be sentenced next year. Lee Mitchell, 34, of Leed Street in Sandown, admitted producing a controlled drug of Class B when he appeared ...

The Isle of Wight Council is offering free off-street parking in all its long-stay car parks in support of Small Business Saturday to support local businesses. All long stay car parks run by the council will be free of charge ...

Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has today (Tuesday) published a Code for Countryside Roads to tackle the tragic and disproportionate loss of life on the UK’s rural roads. NFU Mutual and its campaign partners launched the Code for Countryside Roads ...

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have already begun revolutionizing industries worldwide. From online gaming platforms to healthcare, finance, and supply chain management, blockchain is being used in innovative ways to drive efficiency, transparency, and trust. Blockchain enables secure, anonymous, and transparent ...

A Cowes man, whose refusal to leave his house resulted in Armed Police being deployed, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Ben Hayman, 45, of Arctic Road in Cowes, appeared before Magistrates last week (29th November) having previously admitted ...

The Island Echo team is celebrating this month having reached a new milestone of 50,000 articles published. It was on 19th May 2012 that our incredible story began when Island Echo went live for the very first time. In the ...

HMS Implacable - which had survived the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 - was scuttled by an explosive charge off the Isle of Wight on 2nd December 1949. The 154-year-old-warship was towed by a fireboat to a spot 5 miles ...

A field fire on the outskirts of Calbourne is being tackled by firefighters from Newport and Freshwater this evening (Monday). Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were first alerted to the fire at around 17:00, with a ...

A vehicle was seized after an alleged unaccompanied learner driver was stopped by Police in Newport last week. Officers spotted the vehicle driving in a 'questionable manner' at around 05:00 in what Police described as 'the dead of night'. When ...