Bembridge residents are confident the controversial Love Lane planning application heading to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate will be turned down. After the Isle of Wight Council failed to determine whether 2 holiday lodges could be built on protected woodland on...

The lack of dentists on the Isle of Wight has been dubbed one of the Island’s biggest health inequalities. An investigation from Healthwatch Isle of Wight found nearly 1 in 4 people who responded to their questionnaire had been told...

Conditional approval has been recommended for a scheme to build 473 homes in Ryde, despite a petition, 570 objections and human rights concerns. Set to be discussed at the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee next week, the development of...

A change of title for County Hall employees could see them referred to as 'staff' rather than 'officers'. The reason behind the change, the new ruling Alliance group says, is in the interest of public understanding of the difference between...

A proposed Freshwater development has been reduced after objectors feared the ‘destructive’ effect it could have on their quiet cul-de-sac. Revised plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by Tallulah Estates, cutting the units outlined for Birch...

Housing junior doctors, nurses and paramedics on the Island has become such a problem health services have started to be affected, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust board heard. Key medical staff were said not to be taking jobs or...

As COVID vaccines for care home staff are set to become compulsory by the Autumn, the Isle of Wight Council’s adult social care boss has renewed calls for everyone to get vaccinated. From October, anyone working in a Care Quality...

Children on the Isle of Wight will have an extra day off at Christmas, thanks to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It was announced by the Government last year that a 4-day holiday would be added, in June 2022, to...

Isle of Wight councillors have hit back at those suggesting it refuse the money from the government for works to Ryde Interchange to improve connectivity with the mainland. The Island is set to receive £10 million from the Department of...

COVID rates are rising on the Isle of Wight but so too is the vaccination rate, with a further 2,248 doses given in the last week. Walk-in clinics have been introduced for those aged over 18 yet to have either...