An eyesore hotel on Sandown seafront— which once hosted rock legend Jimi Hendrix — has been given the green light to undergo major changes. The derelict and dilapidated Esplanade Hotel, fronting Sandown High Street and overlooking the sandy beach, will...

Ryde Town Council will take on responsibility for the yet-to-be-opened toilets at Ryde Esplanade Train Station, bringing a long-running argument over who will look after the refurbished loos to an end. After months of negotiations, an agreement between the Isle...

Plans to turn a once-popular Sandown hotel into a house have been refused, again. The owner of Melville Hall Hotel in Sandown wanted permission to convert the 20+ bed hotel into a single house, but Isle of Wight Council planning...

Isle of Wight Council cabinet members have approved both the introduction of a second home tax and a revised empty property charge — though a final decision will not be made until later this month. If approved, second homeowners will...

More than 50 new Isle of Wight parking restrictions are being introduced, but a few have hit the brakes, for now. Yellow lines for Alvington Manor View in Gunville and waiting restrictions on Wellington Road in Carisbrooke have been postponed....

Plans for a supermarket giant to move into the heart of Newport have been reinvigorated after posters were spotted in a shop window. Tesco could open its 6th store on the Island in Newport — moving into the former BrightHouse...

Increases to parking fees across the Isle of Wight have been scrapped — less than 2 weeks after the controversial move was approved. Charges will also not be introduced on Union Street in Newport and fees will not be increased...

The Isle of Wight’s iconic Military Road could be 'washed into the sea' in just 2 years, a senior council official has said, though the route could have as long as a decade left. Work is underway to find a...

Toymaster in Ryde wants to reduce the size of its shop and build housing under new plans lodged with the Isle of Wight Council. The brand has long been a staple on Union Street, including selling school uniforms and sports...

A Police sergeant has called for CCTV to be installed on the beach at Ryde after public toilets there were 'completely obliterated' last month. The damage was condemned as vandalism by Ryde Town Council and led to the closure of...