Health Secretary Sajid Javid Concerns the Isle of Wight has been overlooked, amid the dental crisis, have been raised with the Health Secretary. Work is currently being undertaken to look at the depth of the Island’s ‘biggest health inequality’ which...

Coroner Caroline Sumeray The long wait bereaved families are facing for an inquest to be heard on the Isle of Wight has been criticised by a concerned councillor. Councillor Clare Mosdell raised the ‘significant service issues’ in the Coroner’s Office...

A flats scheme in Ryde is back before planners despite no changes being made since it was rejected 2 years ago. A block of 6 flats on Nelson Street is set to be demolished if planning permission is approved for...

An ‘orchestrated' campaign against holiday lodges on protected woodland in Bembridge has seen the police called 8 times to a peaceful lane. Love Lane IOW Ltd is protesting the Isle of Wight Council’s lack of decision on the application for...

COVID booster jab capacity will be increased on the Isle of Wight, following frustration of many residents who have been unable to book appointments. There will be more walk-in vaccine opportunities starting this weekend with a roving, mobile booster vaccine bus. Since...

The confusion in messaging over COVID booster vaccinations on the Isle of Wight has been branded a ‘train crash’ by a local councillor. Expressing a shared frustration of many Islanders, Councillor Clare Mosdell, the Isle of Wight Council’s former health...

Councillor Joe Robertson Ruling councillors have responded to comments about the use of personal email addresses for council business, saying no rules have been broken. The matter was first raised at the full Isle of Wight Council meeting last week,...

Following delays in the redevelopment of Westridge Golf Centre, the next phase looks set to begin. The popular course on the outskirts of Ryde is currently undergoing an extension that aims to make it more desirable for golfers of all...

Another Island school may come to the rescue of Chillerton’s under-threat primary school. Chillerton and Rookley Primary School is currently subject to a consultation on its future after a lack of pupils and rising costs has led to the Stenbury...

A former bank on one of the Island’s high streets — which was open for close to a century — looks set to become a family home. Prior approval is being sought by a Mr and Mrs Conkleton, from the...