The Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone project, which aims to improve the pedestrian environment making the High Street a more pleasant place to shop and spend time, enters a new phase with Isle of Wight Council’s consultation on the...

Work has started on a new £2.6million project to enhance the Shalfleet wastewater treatment works here on the Isle of Wight. This comes on the back of a recent announcement of £4million being spent at Roud wastewater treatment works on...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has been told that they need to improve in their crime prevention and response to the public following a recent inspection. In a recent report published by His Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary and Fire...

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...

Following the success of the ‘Inside The Industry’ conference last year, Platform One returns to the Quay Arts later this month to deliver another event. On Friday 28th April, ‘Inside The Industry: The Live Music Conference’ will present five guests...

The Phoenix Choir will be performing a fundraiser concert at Trinity Theatre in Cowes next weekend as they look to raise money to repair the roof of the much-loved community hub. Opened in 1914, Trinity Theatre in Cowes has been at...

The Police helicopter was drafted in to assist in the search for a missing person in Newport earlier this morning (Thursday). The National Police Air Serve Helicopter (NPAS) travelled all the way from Redhill in Surrey having left base at...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police are launching the rollout of new Taser devices. Over the course of the next 12 months, the Taser 7 device will replace all our current X2 models. The device is...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and is funding a Violent Crime Task Force to tackle the complex issues of violent crime. VRUs are a pioneering multi-agency initiative...

The Little Fox Baker, run by Becky Fox, has donated over £5,000 to a cancer treatment fundraiser for Island mum Susan Bulmer. Susan, a mum-of-4, needs to raise vital funds so that she can undergo Chemosaturation - a revolutionary cancer...