The approval of a controversial housing development in Freshwater has been branded a ‘blow to the Island’. Last week, the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee struggled to find a sustainable reason to refuse the 44-unit development at Birch Close,...

A £340,000 investment is looking to bring back a once-popular Ryde hotspot with a new look and a new name. The Kasbah on Union Street is in for a face-lift after sitting empty for nearly 2 years as new owners,...

Grand plans to restore landmark Norris Castle in East Cowes have been revealed as the owners of the Grade I and II listed buildings set out plans for the site, as well as next-door’s Springfield Estate. It is envisaged the...

The development of the now deserted Camp Hill prison in Parkhurst is ‘not a priority’ for the new Isle of Wight Council. Despite infrastructure improvements and a hope to build more than 1,000 homes on the brownfield site in Parkhurst,...

Residents living next to the derelict Polars Residential Home in Newport have called on the owners to make the building safe. The former home, on Staplers Road, was sold in 2017 by Somerset Care, who still own Inver House in...

A councillor has been accused of taking cheap political shots at the Isle of Wight Council leader over unanswered emails and the ‘delayed’ release of correspondence. It follows the release of a response letter from the government to Councillor Lora...

Cllr Peter Spinks Councillors have agreed to fight to return power to the council's planning department — to stop the ‘wrong kind of development’ — despite the move being branded as the ‘NIMBY charter’. A heated debate on the issue...

The Island’s county town could be left without a central doctors’ surgery leaving tens of thousands of Islanders facing the consequences. Plans have been revealed to relocate Newport Health Centre, from its 2 surgeries, in the centre of town and...

A rebel councillor has defended his decision to break an Isle of Wight Council convention after he was slammed by a colleague. Councillor Chris Jarman said there was no point 'acting like dinosaurs chained to the past when changes can...

Plans for another major development in Gunville have been deferred following concerns over pedestrian safety and highway improvements. The Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee has paused the decision on outline plans for more than 100 homes on Gunville Road...