The local authority has decided that traffic lights will not be installed at a busy Isle of Wight road junction, 3 years after a fatal crash involving cars and a bus. Councillor Phil Jordan, cabinet member for highways and infrastructure,...

The launch of the Isle of Wight Council’s new £765,000 website has been delayed after already being plagued with COVID-19 related setbacks. While progress has been made on the website, and the project moves into the 3rd phase, it was...

Talks over the Isle of Wight Council getting its money back from the troubled £3.2 million Floating Bridge 6 have continued and seem to be heading towards a resolution. Following an unsuccessful meeting in London last month, in which the...

Ventnor Town Council has confirmed its intention to stamp out the use of controversial glyphosate weedkillers. The chemical weed treatment has recently been reintroduced after Island Roads received hundreds of complaints last year about the number of weeds. The highway...

An error in St Helens has seen village tax bills rise 21.5% — instead of the approved 3.4% — causing concern for residents. The St Helens Parish Council apologised for the mistake and the time it took to rectify the...

More than 2,300 school spaces were empty on the Isle of Wight last year, latest government figures have revealed. In the recent release of the annual school capacity survey, 38 of the Island’s schools had space for more pupils. In...

An empty Seaview salon could be given a makeover as plans are unveiled to turn it into a holiday let. The Pier Road shop used to be the town’s Post Office but after it closed in 2015, the premises was...

An empty shop on Shanklin High Street is set for a new lease of life as a cocktail and wine bar. In plans submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, Wesley Malin is applying to change the former Nathalie Clare...

The number of children living in poverty on the Isle of Wight has hit a record high — at 1 in 5. Latest figures from the government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show in the first year of the...

Housing affordable for Islanders, a requirement for some holiday lets to get planning permission and a reduction in the number of new houses built - these are among changes made to the Isle of Wight Council’s new ‘planning bible’. Following months...