Sandown seafront could be getting an upgrade if plans for new beach huts are approved. Existing huts, said to be ‘dilapidated, visual eyesores’, are along the beach at Eastern Gardens. The proposal is to replace the 28 huts with new...

A health and social care hub has opened in the West Wight to try and help the Island cope with its care crisis. Following months of critical levels of staff shortages, which have led to cancelled visits, a care home...

For the ‘first time in a long time’ the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has money left over at the end of a financial year. At the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s annual general meeting on Thursday 23rd September, director...

New scanners at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust accounted for an investment of more than £4.1million over the last financial year. A second MRI scanner cost £2million and a CT scanner cost £1.1million, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s...

Outline plans have been revealed — after years of talks with the Isle of Wight Council — for housing behind existing properties in Wootton. The plans, submitted by Wiltshire company Maritime and Provincial Ltd, are looking at whether the nature...

An 'extremely unhappy' Isle of Wight councillor has slammed the new homeless assessment hub in Newport — despite welcoming it with open arms months ago. In the 3 months since the £750,000 Howard House opened at the former Barton Primary...

A new emergency care floor at St Mary’s Hospital, improvements to the ambulance service and community health hubs are among the spending priorities for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s £48million investment funding. The trust was awarded the funding in...

A concern over public noise nuisance has called the application of the Solent’s first luxury sailing restaurant into question. Plans were revealed last month for a 34-metre, fully refurbished yacht, based at Venture Quays in East Cowes, to serve as...

The future of a Newport homeless hostel is now uncertain after the Isle of Wight Council rejected its request to take off a ‘safety net’ timeframe. Deciding in favour of Castle Road residents who had objected to the scheme, the...

After spending over £35million buying commercial properties on the mainland, the Isle of Wight Council has decided not to get anymore. The commercial property acquisition strategy was approved by the council in September 2017, with a borrowed government fund of...