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A 23-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of affray following a fight between 2 men in East Cowes yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Police were called shortly after 16:30 to reports of two men fighting in Vectis Road, East Cowes. Officers attended ...

The Isle of Wight’s gardening competition Wight In Bloom is back for 2025, with a new theme and a new sponsor to coincide with a national anniversary. Railway 200 is a celebration of 200 years of the birth of the ...

The gambling sector has undergone a significant shift with the rise of online casinos, so now, it’s no longer necessary to dress up and go to a physical casino if you want to place a bet on your favourite sports ...

Staddlestones has announced that it is now the Isle of Wight’s official aftersales specialist for Vauxhall, Fiat and Abarth vehicles. It was back in January that Island Echo first reported on the Brading Road establishment's plans to take on the ...

The court case against the owner of Ryde's Hazelgrove Farm, brought about following a cryptosporidium outbreak, was heard for the first time in Southampton this week. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has brought the prosecution against Sharon Wheeler following ...

A pub in the centre of Cowes will start serving hot food using a converted horse box in its beer garden. County Hall gave planning permission to G. Jennings and L. Gulliver to position a trailer in the garden of ...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel timetabled sailings on its East Cowes-Southampton vehicle ferry service once again this morning (Thursday) due to yet another technical issue. The 05:00 from Southampton and the 06:30 from East Cowes have both been ...

A Ryde man is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to multiple driving offences, including failing to stop at the scene of a crash that left his passenger with a significant head injury. Alfie Russell, 20, of George Street, ...

Over a year after a serious house fire on Brading's New Road left one property destroyed and another significantly damaged, plans have now been submitted to rebuild 1 of the affected homes. It was at around 02:40 in the morning ...

A 29-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage following an incident in Shanklin last week (Thursday) has been released from custody without charged, Police have confirmed. It was just before 18:00 on 3rd ...