The team over at Island Roads are preparing their fleet of gritters for the upcoming Winter season. With the Summer long gone and Autumn well underway, its all hands to the pump at the Stag Lane depot ahead of what...

Residents of Wootton are urging the Isle of Wight Council to seriously consider the potential impact on health from Wight Building Materials’ proposed sand and gravel quarry at Palmers Farm. The nearest existing housing in Wootton is just 50m away...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications...

There will be a reduced timetable on Wightlink's Lymington - Yarmouth route tomorrow (Friday) because of the need to undertake an engine replacement on Wight Sky. The vessel is in need of an engine replacement forcing a host of cancellations...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan MP, over his concerns about Isle of Wight councillors’ handling of school place planning, as well as issuing a damning statement against the...

The iconic Red Squirrel is to appear on the new 2-pence piece, The Royal Mint has confirmed. Last week The Royal Mint announced that all 8 British currency coins are to be re-designed to show animals, flowers and fauna found...

A hotel that has been branded 'disgusting, unclean and unsafe' by guests, and was previously shut down by the Isle of Wight Council, has been put on the open market with a price tag of £1.7million. The owners of Shanklin's...

A popular optometrist from an independent practice in Cowes is retiring after nearly 40 years of service. Dr Ross Doig, of Willetts and Doig Optometrists in the High Street, is hanging up his ophthalmoscope on 21st November, following a long-standing...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is validating its waiting lists to reduce hospital procedure and appointment wait times at St. Mary's Hospital and seeks your help. As waiting lists for appointments and procedures across the NHS continue to grow,...

As a result of fundraising efforts, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service Clinical Coordination Centre staff, along with the Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCORS), have funded a new public access defibrillator located at The Three Bishops in the...