Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

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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 ...

The 2025 Cheltenham Festival, igniting from March 11-14, promises a Friday finale to etch in memory, and the JCB Triumph Hurdle at 13:20 on March 14 is shaping up as a generational clash that could define the week. Nicky Henderson’s ...

The Police and Crime Commissioner is working with the Isle of Wight Council's Children's Services team amid growing concerns about home-schooled children at risk of falling into criminality, radicalisation or exploitation. Concerns are mounting over some children who are registered ...

A main road in and out of Sandown will be closed overnight for a period of around 2 weeks to allow further works to be carried out to a railway bridge. Avenue Road will be closed between Perowne Way and ...

Just a year after a dramatic weight loss, Islander Ray Richardson is taking part in a 10-mile charity run in memory of his friend. Ray, 35, went from 26 to 13 stone in just 11 months by changing his diet ...

Schoolchildren on the Isle of Wight have been dressing up as their favourite book characters in celebration of World Book Day today (Thursday). Readers of Island Echo have engaged in the literary festivities by sharing photos of their children dressing ...

The Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet will not vote on whether to proceed with the closure of 5 local primary schools as expected tonight (Thursday), with the decision to be deferred by 'at least 2 weeks'. Local families, school staff ...

Homegrown Music Festival will present over 8 hours of music and entertainment at The Riverside Centre in Newport on Saturday 29th March. All proceeds from the event are going to 2 important Island charities: IoW Defibrillators and Community Action Isle ...

The Isle of Wight were defeated in their final home league game of the season by Heathens in a close contest. Resplendent in their new kit and watched by a large crowd in the spring sunshine, the Islanders played well ...