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Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s Ladies Section held their annual Ladies Open on Thursday (26th June), with the usual 18-hole competition reduced to just 10 holes due to low visibility. Despite the challenging conditions, the event proved to be an enjoyable ...

Maureen Sullivan previews theatre performances on the Isle of Wight this July... First, the students of The Bay CE School in Sandown bring you ‘Legally Blonde Junior Edition’ on the 3rd and 4th of July at 19:30 in the school ...

An evening of vintage glamour and dazzling entertainment is promised at the upcoming 1940s Charity Variety Show taking place at the Ocean View Hotel in Shanklin next month. The special event, which is strictly for those aged 18 and over, ...

65 brave swimmers will set off from Hurst Castle to swim across the Solent to Colwell Bay this Saturday (5th July), to raise up to £30,000 for the charity that runs the West Wight Sports and Community Centre. Now in its ...

With less than a week to go, excitement is building for the Isle of Wight Chamber Business Expo 2025 - and there will be a chance to pick up Island Echo merch for the very first time! As the Island’s ...

A high performance car has smashed through the side of an industrial unit on Newport’s St Cross Business Park this morning (Tuesday). It was at around 08:00 that Police and paramedics were alerted to the single vehicle incident on Monks ...

Islanders are being invited to take part in a region-wide survey that will help shape the future of local government. The Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) survey gives everyone the chance to share their views on how councils could be restructured ...

A Sandown man became 'obsessed' with his ex-partner, making up to 89 calls a day and throwing bottles at her car, a court has heard Paul Cheverton, 35, of Medeway in Sandown, admitted a single count of harassment without violence ...

“I feel there is a serious risk to life" - these are the stark words of Freshwater South’s new councillor, who issued a warning at a public meeting about the iconic Military Road this week. Addressing attendees at Freshwater’s West ...

Why blackjack never made its way onto the Isle of Wight Blackjack may well be a refined game that needs no adaptations, but it wasn’t always the case. It had a precursor called "Vingt-Un", which is “twenty one” in French, ...