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Family Shopper - part of the Tesco group - looks to be heading to the High Street in Newport, replacing a fast food takeaway outlet. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by a Mrs M Emmakulata ...

West Wight Reserves and Sandown & Lake Reserves have battled their way through to the semi-finals of the Hampshire Vase. West Wight Reserves face AFC Solent Saturday of Southampton Division 2 at Camp Road; Sandown & Lake Reserves travel to ...

Connor Tymon has won his professional mixed martial arts debut at the One Championship in Thailand. He defeated his opponent Sumit 'Eagle' Bhyan of Bangalore India through technical knockout at 0:46 of Round 2. The fight - which was live-streamed ...

A motorcyclist who travelled at 'reckless' speeds in excess of 115mph, just moments before he smashed into a car, has been handed a 6-month driving ban. 33-year-old Samuel Callaway sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the crash on Military ...

In a new regular feature on Island Echo, Charlie Panayi, CEO of Red Squirrel Property Shop, gives a monthly update on the Isle of Wight's property market... As someone who lives and breathes the Isle of Wight property market (and ...

Crimestoppers is reminding people on the Isle of Wight how to spot tell-tale signs of domestic abuse, in a new campaign launched this week. In 2023, Crimestoppers received over 4,000 reports on domestic abuse offences across the UK. They are ...

Richard Quigley, MP for Isle of Wight West, is spearheading a new initiative to combat digital poverty and encouraging local businesses to donate unused devices. Over 6,600 households are deprived of education and over 3,500 households face employment deprivation, revealing ...

An employment skills ‘one-stop shop’ for 18 to 24-year-olds on out-of-work benefits is ‘proving very effective’, it is claimed. Referencing a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) review in a recent Council Leader’s update report, Councillor Phil Jordan said the ...

Saturday 25th January saw the Isle of Wight Caledonian Society celebrating Burns Night at the New Holmwood Hotel in Cowes. 266 years since Robert Burns was born and celebrations such as these are still bring held all across the world. ...

A group of Christians named Creation Matters, from churches across the Island, recently organised a visit by environmentalist, theologian, activist and author, Ruth Valerio, to speak at The Bay Church of England Primary and Secondary Schools. Ruth visited the schools ...