Latest Isle of Wight News from Island Echo

More than 150 people attended Southern Water’s ‘Your Water Matters’ drop-in event in Newport last week, where customers had the chance to speak directly with experts about key water issues affecting the Isle of Wight. Held at the Salvation Army ...

The Isle of Wight’s new local plan will be changed to include a higher annual housing target, full council agreed last night (Wednesday). In an Extraordinary Meeting, 21 councillors voted for an officers’ recommendation to amend County Hall’s draft Island ...

A 21-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of drug and motoring offences after he was caught riding an electric motorcycle on a footpath yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Whilst on patrol, officers stopped a man on a footpath near Wellington Road just ...

Sandown's former town hall could be brought back into use for ‘young people and the wider community’. A programme of external works to the front, rear and side of the Grade II-listed building on Grafton Street will now go ahead ...

Red squirrel sightings on the Isle of Wight have dropped noticeably this year, with far fewer roadkills, garden visits and rescued young being reported - raising alarm among conservationists. Residents who regularly see red squirrels in their gardens have said ...

Isle of Wight band Wet Leg have dropped their latest single 'CPR' - a love song with a dark twist - as they continue their high-energy return to the music scene. Fresh from 2 headline shows at London’s Brixton Academy ...

When the Game Ends, but the Problem Begins It’s easy to assume that the biggest risk in online gambling is the game itself. You play. You win, or you don’t. But what happens when you do win, and the problem ...

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This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule ...