Cuts to the Highways PFI contract have been slammed by councillors as detracting from, and not providing, the service the Island was promised, including £180,000 in cuts to grass cutting and street cleaning. Looking at the performance report for the...

Ryde Town Council has decided to buy the run-down former Town Hall and Theatre — despite funding concerns and repair costs of more than £2.4million. The decision made at Ryde Town Council’s (RTC) meeting yesterday (Wednesday) led to the resignation...

A controversial application to build 2 holiday lodges on protected woodland in Bembridge will be decided by the Government’s Planning Inspectorate after the Isle of Wight Council missed a deadline. In a decision published on the council’s website, officers say...

Plans for more than 50 houses on a greenfield site in Niton have been put forward. Outline plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, on behalf of Tallulah Estates, for 54 houses in a wrap-around development, filling...

More consultation should be held with parents on school term dates for the 2022/23 school year, according to the Isle of Wight Council’s scrutiny body. The plan is to scrap the 2-week October half term and instead use the spare...

Early feedback from health inspectors assessing the Isle of Wight NHS Trust –  in special measures following an ‘inadequate’ inspection in 2017 and a ‘requires improvement’ result in 2019 – has found it in ‘such a different place’. The feedback...

The rest of society might be opening up next week but COVID restrictions are set to remain in place at St Mary’s Hospital, meaning visitors will only be welcome in exceptional circumstances. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that society...

The changes proposed for Ryde Esplanade have been dubbed the latest ‘St Mary’s Roundabout’ by an Isle of Wight Councillor. Speaking at a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s policy and scrutiny committee for neighbourhoods and regeneration last week,...

7,290 homes are expected to be built on the Isle of Wight over a 15 year period under a new local planning strategy. As previously reported by Island Echo, the Isle of Wight Council is proposing to lower the housing...

‘It’s like a gun to our head’ — Ryde Town Council is calling for a public meeting with Isle of Wight Council officers over plans for Ryde Esplanade as they feel there are too many unknowns. At a meeting of...