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Recent years have seen plenty of talk about reforming the UK gambling industry. 2025 is lining up to be the year in which concrete action is finally being taken. This includes areas such as online slots, bonuses and how gambling ...

You will have guessed... this was an Island Echo's April Fools Day article for 2025, supplied by Ryde Town Council! Ryde Town Council has announced a bold, dynamic, slippery strategy to increase tourism in the town out of the usual ...

Isle of Wight band The Pill are among the latest acts announced for one of the UK’s biggest music festivals. The punk duo will take to the stage at Latitude Festival in Suffolk this July. They join a lineup that ...

A ‘high-quality’ 4-bedroom house could be built on ‘undeveloped land’ off a main thoroughfare in Northwood. Jennifer Porter and Gerry Shaw applied to County Hall to build a self-build chalet bungalow with a new vehicle access in a former garden ...

A lot of working people are 'just not able to cover their living costs', the manager of an Isle of Wight energy charity told Shanklin Town Council last week. In an update on fuel and food poverty at Falcon Cross ...

A 17-year-old male has been arrested after a woman was allegedly assaulted at an address in Newport late last night (Sunday). Police were called just before 23:00 to a report that a man had assaulted a woman at an address ...

22 Wight Tri members - including several mums on a mission - traded lie-ins and breakfast in bed for running shoes and bike helmets at the Colwell Caulker Duathlon on Mother’s Day morning (30th April). The course featured either a ...

Orchard House Care Home in Newport marked Mother’s Day in style on 30th March, with a wonderful afternoon tea that brought families together in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Residents had the pleasure of inviting their children to share this ...

Aspire Ryde is preparing itself for the Spinnaker Tower abseil fundraising event this May. The iconic structure is the highest in Portsmouth and offers incredible views of Portsmouth Harbour at a breath-taking 100m above sea level. As well as many ...

Bembridge Youth Football Club (BYFC), together with its parent club Bembridge Football Club (BFC), has announced its official status as a Nike Partner Club. The initial 3-year deal with an option to extend to 6, heralds an exciting new chapter ...