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As part of ICRTouch’s ongoing commitment to improve opportunities for young people in tech careers on the Isle of Wight, the local software company has made a generous donation to the IW College. ICRTouch has donated various pieces of equipment ...

Division 1 champions Whitecroft & Barton have gone a point clear at the top of the tables by securing a win against Brading yesterday (Saturday). In what was a game of 2 halves, W&B raced to a 3-goal half time ...

Isle of Wight Open Studios continues to grow as a cornerstone of the Isle of Wight’s cultural calendar and following the success of this year’s much-loved event - which saw over 120 artists participating – new dates and a bold ...

A Police response to Ryde last night (Saturday) saw a man arrested and a woman handed a community resolution.  Police attended the address on Amherst Place at around 20:00 last night to detain 34-year-old man who was wanted on a ...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has defended his administration’s commitment to housing, describing it as the 'number one priority'. Speaking to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Phil Jordan said County Hall had put in place a number ...

A multi-agency operation - which included the tasking of Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 - took place on the beach at Luccombe last night (Saturday) after 2 people became cut off by the tide. Resources from HM Coastguard, Hampshire & Isle ...

In a new series of Secret Isle of Wight, Island Echo looks at 4 of the Island towns and villages that no longer exist. Island residents often complain about ever-growing towns and villages eating into our countryside. But what of ...

Ji Nash scored a hat trick as Newport put 5 goals past Totton & Eling at Beatrice Avenue this afternoon (Saturday). Port began the game on the front foot with Ji Nash opening his account in the 2nd minute (1-0). ...

A 62-year-old Newport woman who set fire to a stranger's car in Freshwater, with the blaze then spreading to a neighbouring property, is to be sentenced next year. Susan Lupton, of Dairy Crest Drive in Newport - more commonly known ...

A power cut has left as many as 300 customers in the Godshill and Sandford areas without supply this evening (Saturday). The outage was first logged at around 19:30 with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) hoping to restore power ...