The future of the proposed ice rink at Smallbrook is in doubt after drainage problems appeared to have halted the plans. It has been a dream to have a functioning ice rink on the Island ever since Ryde Arena closed...

A softly, softly approach to planning enforcement is the reason the Isle of Wight Council doesn’t serve many notices, the local authority has claimed. Figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show in the year up to...

As time starts to run out for hopes of an ice rink on the Isle of Wight again, the first phase of development of the Smallbrook Ice and Leisure Centre (SILC) has been submitted — for tennis courts. Permission for...

“It seems accidents are spiralling out of control” - that is the viewpoint of town and parish councils across the Island who have joined calls for a dedicated Roads Policing Unit (RPU) on the Isle of Wight. Before Christmas, the...

A public toilet in the centre of Ventnor is to be given back to the Isle of Wight Council by the end of the year. To save £500,000, the Isle of Wight Council decided in 2015 to close its public...

Officers are being urged to get tough on breaches by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee. The committee decided on Tuesday to approve the retrospective planning permission for the Atherfield Bay Holiday Camp development, but the extent of the...

Isle of Wight Councillors and the majority of council employees will be paid more in the next financial year. It has not been decided how much the allowance will be going up by, however, as the national pay award is...

It was with a ‘heavy heart’ that Isle of Wight councillors approved the retrospective development of the Atherfield Bay Holiday Camp last night (Tuesday). However, they criticised the lack of planning enforcement. Multiple applications were granted up to 2017 to...

An iconic Sandown building could be in for a much-anticipated facelift, as a plan is submitted to refurbish and demolish parts of the Grand Hotel, restoring it to its former Art Deco glory. Arson attacks have plagued the vacant hotel...

The tenant farmers at Westridge Farm in Ryde have announced they will be vacating the farm by 31st October, paving the way for the development of 473 much-needed new homes in the East Wight. For the last 6 years, the...