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Father Jacques Kerssmakers The Catholic Herald reported the execution by the Nazis of Quarr Abbey monk Jacques Kerrsemakers in the Netherlands on 10th December 1943. Jacques was born on December 16th 1896 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He expressed his desire to ...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor - 7th December 2023 "I believe that every eligible voter should be able to ...

Cross-Solent travel operator Hovertravel has been forced to cancel services between Ryde - Southsea this afternoon (Sunday) as a result of adverse weather. Choppy sailings conditions on the Solent has seen service grind to a halt. Purchased tickets can be ...

There will be ‘no big bang change’ in the way mental health provision is delivered on the Island when services merge with the mainland next year, health bosses have said. It comes as the new Hampshire and Isle of Wight ...

Denbigh House Dental Practice in Ryde has announced that they have won the top prize at the prestigious National Dentistry Awards. At an event held in Leicester in November the team won and were highly commended, as the ‘Best Team’ ...

The driver of a hatchback that crashed into a wall in Ventnor in the early hours of this morning (Sunday) has reported minor injuries. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to the scene on Leeson at ...

An Isle of Wight couple — who were ordered to leave their holiday home after using it as a permanent residence — have submitted another bid to stay there, now temporarily. The pair were found to have breached planning conditions ...

A van driver who sped past Police with no lights on last night (Saturday) was found to be driving the vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary stopped the Ford Transit Connect ...

Calbourne & Shalfleet Railway Station had a tranquil, rural West Wight existence until closure, when mysterious happenings occurred halfway along Elm Lane... The official name 'Calbourne & Shalfleet' caused disputes between the 2 villages as the sign on the platform ...

A man who exposed himself to 2 women on the Cowes - Newport Cycle track back in the summer, sexually assaulting one of them, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Laurence Marsden, 24, of Bernard Road in Cowes, appeared ...