BEMBRIDGE’S MURDER BY MISADVENTURE A ‘REAL CHALLENGE FOR ACTORS’
‘Murder by Misadventure’ is not so much a whodunnit, more a ‘how-did-they-do-it’? The basic premise, a murder plot, is a staple of many a stage play, TV show and film, but there were so many twists and turns in this ...
Read moreDetailsREFORM LEADER TO KICKSTART ELECTION CAMPAIGN WITH ISLE OF WIGHT VISIT ON MONDAY
The Leader of Reform UK is to visit the Isle of Wight on Monday, kickstarting the party's Isle of Wight candidates' election campaigns. Richard Tice will be attending an 'Evening With' event at the Riverside Centre in Newport on Bank ...
Read moreDetailsYOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE BAY NEEDED FOR ASCEND ARTS FESTIVAL THIS JULY
Young people from Community Action Isle of Wight’s Bay Youth Forum will be bringing Ascend, a new youth arts festival, to Sandown on 12th/13th July – and they want more young people between the ages of 10 and 18 to ...
Read moreDetailsNEW HAUL OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCED AT BRADING ROMAN VILLA
Brading Roman Villa Trust has announced the appointment of 8 new trustees. In February 2024, the Trustees of Brading Roman Villa Trust launched a public search for new Trustees seeking specific skill sets to enhance the broad range of expertise ...
Read moreDetails66 PEOPLE TURNED AWAY ON POLLING DAY FOR FAILING TO BRING PHOTO ID
Almost every Islander took valid ID to a polling station when they went to vote in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police & Crime Commissioner election earlier this month. The poll - held on Thursday 2nd May - was ...
Read moreDetailsGRIEVING FAMILIES EXPRESS DISGUST AT INQUEST BACKLOG ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Island Echo readers have been expressing their anger and disgust at the lengthy delays being experienced when it comes to inquests - with at least 1 Isle of Wight family still waiting for closure some 4 years after the death ...
Read moreDetails“SWR NEED THEIR FEET HELD TO THE FIRE OVER THIS NONSENSE”
Island Echo always welcome letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Island Echo previously reported that Island Line trains will run a 40-minute timetable from 2nd June. Read more ...
Read moreDetailsDRIVER FLEES SCENE OF HIGH IMPACT HIT AND RUN SMASH IN RYDE
Police are currently searching for the driver of a Honda Civic following a hit and run crash in Ryde, which has seen a parked car destroyed and debris left strewn across the carriageway. Great Preston Road has been closed in ...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT WATER BILLS COULD HIT NEARLY £1,000 A YEAR AMID PROPOSED 91% HIKE
The Isle of Wight could see the highest water bills in England within the next 5 years - topping almost £1,000 a year - if Southern Water's plans to hike bills by a whopping 91% are approved. The shock figure ...
Read moreDetails‘EAST COWES WILL NOT LOSE ITS FIRE STATION’ SAYS MP AFTER HIGH LEVEL MEETING
The Island's MP has received confirmation that East Cowes will NOT lose its fire station. The station was suddenly closed on 9th May following the results of a building condition report which deemed the building unsafe to use, as previously ...
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