Modular housing could help provide a quick fix to homelessness on the Isle of Wight, with the Council looking to purchase 20 affordable, modular homes. As part of the Isle of Wight Council’s COVID-19 recovery plan, options for the building...

Councillor Karl Love The care sector on the Isle of Wight may be stretched further as the deadline approaches for care staff to be fully vaccinated. In August this year, the government announced all those working in care homes, including...

Restoration of a Ryde landmark is drawing closer with a planning application imminent, but the biggest obstacle facing the project to save Appley Tower is the repair costs. Ryde Town Council and Natural Enterprise want to bring Appley Tower back...

Travel ambassadors are being introduced on cross-Solent routes following concerns ‘selfish’ people are not following the ‘hand, face, space’ precautions onboard ferries, despite COVID restrictions having been dropped and 80% of everyone aged 12 and over double vaccinated. Speaking at...

A total of 66 deliberate fires were started on the Isle of Wight during the COVID pandemic, figures have revealed. Including vehicle blazes and those started in derelict hotels, there were 66 deliberate primary and secondary fires on the Island...

Ryde Harbour could be rebranded to 'Ryde Marina' when it changes hands next year, as part of ambitious plans. Ryde Town Council (RTC) and the harbour's current owner, the Isle of Wight Council (IWC), are currently in negotiations. If talks...

The site of popular car boot sale on Lushington Hill in Wootton could become sports pitches for the Whippingham-based Priory School. Plans for the land’s change of use have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, turning the currently...

After a property buying spree earlier this year, a bid by a town councillor to stop Ryde Town Council snapping up even more property hasn't progressed. At a council meeting on Monday night a motion, put forward by Councillor Les...

Details of why a ‘major improvement necessary’ food hygiene rating has been slapped on The George Hotel in Yarmouth have been revealed. The popular Yarmouth hotspot was inspected by the Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health team back in September,...

Crime on the Isle of Wight has fallen by 8% during the COVID pandemic but drugs offences have risen by a staggering 30%, the latest figures from the Isle of Wight’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) reveal. The impact of COVID...