Isle of Wight eateries have been judged on their food hygiene standards — but just how well have they done? In recent inspections carried out by the Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health officers, food-serving businesses have been ranked on...

The cost of supporting vulnerable Islanders to live independently is expected to rise this year and will potentially go up again next year. In the 2022/23 budget papers, published on Wednesday, the leading Alliance group revealed plans to generate £101,000,...

Grieving families unable to attend their loved one’s funeral on the Isle of Wight could soon be charged £55 to watch the service remotely. A fee for the discretionary service is included in the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed budget...

Despite delays and further community consultation, the Isle of Wight Council is still looking to close Chillerton and Rookley Primary School. A recommended decision has been published, ahead of Cabinet’s final consideration next week, to close the rural primary school...

The Isle of Wight is above the national average for measles mumps, rubella inoculation (MMR), but the public health chief still believes we can do better. Between July and September 2021, 90.7% of the Island’s 2-year-olds had had their first...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely The Isle of Wight has been identified as an ‘Education Investment Area’ by the Government, it has been announced this week, but The Green Party's Vix Lowthion has said she is ‘frankly alarmed’ by...

In a first for the Isle of Wight, new mountain bike trails are being proposed in a bid to improve a popular cycling centre. In a project fully funded by Sports England, the Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre is...

The price of ‘a cup of Costa coffee’ is the increase Ryde residents are facing to their council tax precept, says Ryde Town Council’s finance chief. Ryde Town Council has set its budget for the 2022/23 financial year and bill payers in...

A popular Isle of Wight music festival looks set to be moving venues. Rhythmtree Festival, which has hosted big names like The Lightning Seeds and Stereo MC’s, has become a staple of the Island’s festival calendar since it started in...

There are no current plans for the return of a dedicated Roads Policing Unit on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire Constabulary has said - but Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has this week accepted the need for one. Hampshire...