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Cowes Sports comfortably beat Laverstock & Ford at the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park) by a 4-goal margin this afternoon (Saturday) to extend their unbeaten run to 5 games. The Yachtsmen were unlucky not to have scored 6 after having ...

58-year-old Adrian Stone - a known sex offender - has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child in a secluded location on the Isle of Wight. Stone, of Horsebridge Hill in Newport, appeared at Isle of Wight Crown Court on ...

January brings new beginnings and for 5 Cowes locals this means starting their time as fully qualified shore crew at Cowes RNLI Station. Kris, Simon, Cherie, Andrew and Jay have spent the last few months undertaking their training and are ...

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. Letter to the editor - 15th January 2025 "The Isle of Wight Council Leader wants the Government to ...

3 people have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a man in his 50s was seriously assaulted at a property in Ryde last night (Friday). Police were called at 20:46 to reports that a ...

Sandown Carnival volunteer Ben Holbrook is celebrating 30 years with the local carnival association. Ben joined Sandown Carnival a little over 30 years ago and since then has become an extremely key cog in the carnival machine. As the current ...

A popular Isle of Wight cocktail bar’s bid to diversify its offering with alternating mobile kitchens in its rear courtyard has been turned down by County Hall. The Isle of Wight Council made a split decision on Brian Hicks’ planning ...

The Isle of Wight is a 'postcode lottery' when it comes to young people accessing vital youth services, a Liberal Democrat councillor has told County Hall. Councillor Michael Lilley, representative for Ryde Appley and Elmfield, probed council leader Phil Jordan ...

A clifftop Isle of Wight hotel with 20 en-suite guest rooms and sea views is to be auctioned by Clive Emson in February, alongside a whole host of other Iocal lots. The freehold Harrow Lodge Hotel at 31 Palmerston Road, ...

Cowes Sports and Newport IW have home ties in the Wessex League on opposite banks of the Medina today. At the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park), 11th-placed Cowes Sports face 12th-placed Laverstock and Ford for the 4th time this season. ...