Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

The winners of this year's Active Travel Challenge have been revealed! Run by the Isle of Wight Council as part of its Junior Travel Ambassador (JTA) road safety scheme, the challenge encourages children to walk, cycle, scooter or skate to ...

A proposed electric vehicle (EV) charging zone in the car park of Newport’s Morrisons supermarket has been approved. Justifying the decision, the Isle of Wight Council raised the UK government’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2035. ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (25th October 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 6997 £100.00 6615 £100.00 3401 £100.00 9427 £100.00 2735 £100.00 13593 £100.00 12835 £100.00 1616 £100.00 17257 £100.00 17383 £100.00 5994

A Shanklin charity has sought consent to replace the Grade II listed Shanklin Theatre’s “very badly corroded” 5 first floor front windows. The Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust has said in a heritage statement to the Isle of Wight Council ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.  They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the ...

An Isle of Wight business owner accused of defrauding customers out of more than £160,000 has seen his case adjourned until later this year. Scott Carpenter, 41, of Quarry Road in Ryde appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court ...

Only around 14% of a 3-year-old Ministry of Justice (MOJ) grant has been spent by County Hall on maintaining Newport’s prison estate roads. The Isle of Wight Council said £869,000 has so far been spent out of a total budget ...

The Falconry Experience - which was looking to relocate from Havenstreet to Butterfly World - has had to scrap its initial moving plans, but the business has said that other moving plans are at an 'advanced stage'. Those behind the ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has reiterated her promise to clamp down on organised crime gangs operating across rural communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. The pledge comes during National Rural Crime Action Week. The ...

ICRTouch has made a donation to an Isle of Wight-based movement, whose mission is to save pieces of land from property development, with the aim to transform them into beautiful nature reserves for the local community to enjoy. Kickstarted by ...