A ramp from the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge is being removed and shipped to Southampton so contractors can work on it there - the latest in a series of issues with the chain ferry vessel. Further issues with Floating Bridge...

Plans for a bungalow in Lake — which were refused twice by the Isle of Wight Council — are being appealed to the government. Applicants, the WS Group, has repeatedly tried to get permission to build a 2-bedroom bungalow on...

Plans for a house in the car park of the Three Bishops pub in Brighstone are being appealed to the government again after the Isle of Wight Council again refused planning permission. The applicants, Punch Partnerships, are hoping for a...

UK Oil and Gas says it is disappointed by the Isle of Wight Council's decision to refuse planning permission for an oil discovery site near Arreton, stating the company will now consider its position and whether to lodge an appeal...

Abandoned boats are being seized by the Isle of Wight Council in a bid to clear berths and seek unpaid fees across the Island. The council started the process against abandoned boats earlier this year, with notices put on vessels,...

An assessment of dental needs is being carried out to tackle the ‘biggest health inequality’ the Isle of Wight faces. Following a report from Healthwatch, which found almost half of Islanders are struggling to get dental treatment, NHS South East...

NHS dentists on the Isle of Wight have pulled out of a national scheme to provide additional sessions, as bosses say staff are ‘physically, mentally and emotionally drained’. On the Island, dental practices are at capacity, fighting what Healthwatch calls...

Opposite parties on the Isle of Wight Council are butting heads over the legal action behind the Floating Bridge. The authority is taking action against the designers and builders of the vessel in an attempt to get back some of...

A Shanklin hotel has been given a 1-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found poor general hygiene in some areas and flaking paint in the kitchen. The Ocean View Hotel, on Park Road, has fallen from its previous ‘good’ rating...

The sale of the Island’s waste collectors, Amey, will not impact its public services, says the Isle of Wight Council. Here on the Isle of Wight, Amey is contracted by the Council to deliver waste and environmental services to residents,...