MAN’S BODY DISCOVERED ALONGSIDE DOGS IN BURNT OUT BRIGHSTONE COTTAGE
The body of a man in his 40s has been discovered amongst the wreckage of a cottage in Brighstone - alongside his 3 dogs - following a blaze in the village earlier this week. As first reported by Island Echo, crews ...
Read moreDetailsMP SEELY OUTLINES CASE FOR FERRIES INQUIRY IN LETTER TO TRANSPORT SECRETARY
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has complained about Wightlink and Red Funnel services to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP. In a letter to Mr Harper, the Island’s MP set out why he believes access to ...
Read moreDetailsVECTIS WHITES UNDER 8S WIN SCI TOURNAMENT AND RECEIVE TROPHY FROM ENGLAND LEGEND STUART PEARCE
Vectis Whites Under-8s won the SCI tournament at the weekend and were handed their trophy by England legend Stuart Pearce. The Whites topped their group, winning 6 games and losing 1. They then went on to beat West Wight 1 ...
Read moreDetailsCALLOUT FOR BEMBRIDGE COASTGUARD AFTER VESSELS RUN AGROUND NEAR RYDE PIER
Coastguard Rescue Officers from Bembridge were mobilised after 2 unattended and ill-equipped vessels ran aground near Ryde Pier last night (Wednesday). At around 16:00, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) were called to investigate a report of an unattended vessel aground ...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR EXCHANGE TO RECEIVE £225,000 FOR BIG TOP FROM ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Ventnor Exchange has unveiled a new nomadic venue for the Isle of Wight, following £225,000 award from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. The funding will bring to fruition Ventnor Exchange’s much dreamt about ambition to commission a big top ...
Read moreDetailsWEST WIGHT GO 3 POINTS CLEAR AT TOP OF ISLE OF WIGHT DIVISION 1
Ash Brett heads home West Wight comfortably beat a young Shanklin side at Camp Road on Wednesday evening to go 3 points clear of W&B at the top of Harwoods Division 1, with just 1 game of the season remaining. ...
Read moreDetailsNO ARRESTS MADE DESPITE LARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO ADDRESS IN NEWPORT
No arrests have been made or injuries reported following a large emergency service response to an address in Newport this morning (Thursday). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at just before 09:30 following reports of a domestic incident ...
Read moreDetailsLOCAL TESCO STORE JOINS FORCES WITH BIG BRANDS TO TACKLE HYGIENE POVERTY
A local Tesco store has teamed up with leading suppliers to tackle hygiene poverty. Tesco has again joined forces with its suppliers of well-known household brands such as Radox, Sure, Bodyform and Aquafresh to help distribute millions of personal care ...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCILLOR TOLD THAT EAST COWES FIRE STATION TO CLOSE IMMINENTLY
East Cowes Fire Station is to close imminently, Isle of Wight Councillor Karl Love has been told. Councillor Karl Love has told Island Echo that he was told of the closure yesterday (Wednesday) and understands that there are plans to ...
Read moreDetailsUPGRADES PLANNED IN RYDE THANKS TO LONG-TERM PLAN FOR TOWNS PROGRAMME
A chair for the Ryde Town Board has been appointed in what is set to be an exciting period of growth and transformation for the town. The newly appointed chair, Steven Holbrook, has hit the ground running to establish a ...
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