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A 51-year-old Ryde man charged with the offence of theft by employee is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in March. As previously reported by Island Echo, officers attended addresses in Castle Street and Nelson Street in ...

Leading trade unionists quizzed the Isle of Wight’s education cabinet member earlier this week over 5 contentious school closure proposals and potential job losses. Secretary of Unison’s Isle of Wight branch Mark Chiverton expressed disquiet over the likelihood of over ...

Wessex Division 1 team-of-the-month East Cowes Victoria face AFC Aldermaston in the only Wessex League fixture on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday). 4th-placed Vics have won all their games this year, conceding a single goal. Their opponents have ...

The Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is working to determine whether it will be launching a full investigation into a fatal incident involving a crew member onboard a Border Force vessel in Cowes. It was in November last year that ...

4 years ago the collapse of a large retaining wall in Ventnor destroyed a workshop and severely damaged a residential property, but virtually no progress to repair the damage has been made, despite more than 1,400 days having passed. Emergency ...

A new report on retail crime by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary provides the most effective police response to retail crime. The announcement comes after the BRC asked retailers to rate each ...

Ryde could get 8 new electric vehicle charging bays, if plans are approved by County Hall. Zest Eco has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for a lawful development certificate for a proposed installation of 4 rapid EV chargers, ...

There are delays on the main road between Newport and Sandown this Friday afternoon as a result of a crash at Hale Common, outside The Fighting Cocks. Emergency services have been called to the collision outside Wight Salads near the ...

The Robin Hill Adventure Park has announced its plans to make an observational documentary in collaboration with The Isle Film Company. The new Robin Hill Partnership, co-headed by local businessmen Lee Priddle and John Smith, has spent the last 6 ...

Discovering Landscapes, a new project from National Landscapes with Independent Arts, is highlighting the Isle of Wight as a place for everyone to visit, enjoy and take care of. The project Discovering Landscapes will open up routes for Isle of ...