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Awards have been given out to police officers, police staff and members of the public for going above and beyond to protect Isle of Wight communities at a ceremony in Newport. The Isle of Wight Area Commander’s Awards was hosted ...

The iconic Rowridge transmitting station on the Isle of Wight is celebrating a remarkable 70 years of television and radio broadcasting, providing crucial services across the Island and to large areas of Southern England. First established on 12th November 1954, ...

A newly published report has revealed the striking results of a National Lottery Heritage Fund £5million Nextdoor Nature programme. This has enabled Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to work with communities across the 2 counties for the past ...

A man in his 60s is being treated in hospital after being involved in a hit and run collision in Gurnard this morning (Tuesday). Police were called at 07:57 to reports of a pedestrian collision on Cockleton Lane. Island Echo ...

Isle of Wight RFC were narrowly defeated by visitors Chichester in a high-scoring Counties 2 Hampshire clash at Wootton Rec. The home side will look back on this as an opportunity missed, as they had plenty of possession and territory ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled to a horse-related incident in the West Wight which has left a woman with a suspected broken leg. It was shortly before 13:15 that the air ambulance's dispatch desk ...

A fire alarm sounding at a building key to the Island's digital infrastructure has prompted a response to Ryde by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service this afternoon (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin have ...

Bitget, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, recently partnered with La Liga, Spain’s elite football league, marking a significant move aimed at promoting cryptocurrency adoption. This strategic collaboration signals an intersection between the sports and crypto industries, with wide-reaching implications not only ...

 More than 480 people attended the Isle of Wight Council’s Your Future event last week at the Isle of Wight College. Organised by the council’s Island Futures team, the event was aimed at 14 to 18-year-olds and their parents/carers to ...

96 members of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club competed for the Royal British Legion’s Commemorative Golf Medal in teams of 4 on Sunday 10th November. Club members gathered in the car park at 11:00 to observe the 2-minute silence to ...