More than £1.7million of council tax was not paid during the COVID-19 pandemic on the Isle of Wight — adding to a combined deficit across councils in England of more than half a billion pounds. Figures from the Ministry of...

'Inappropriate' relaxing of COVID preventative safety measures at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital, by patients and staff, has led to calls for people to stick to the national guidance. Speaking at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board meeting...

It's 5 stars all around in the latest batch of food hygiene inspections on the Isle of Wight as inspectors dish out the top rating for 12 establishments - plus a 4 star for a previously poorly graded takeaway in...

A Cowes pub has had its music licence extended despite a neighbour’s objection bringing it before an Isle of Wight Council committee. The Vectis Tavern on Cowes High Street has been granted permission by the authority to play music until...

Certas Energy’s new fuel depot on the Isle of Wight has been recommended for approval by the planning authority. Potentially joining CECAMM on the Island Technology Park site in Whippingham is a fuel depot for the fuels company which would...

Savings of more than £32 million have been found in the Highways PFI contract — by the people who helped design it. Providing their advice to the Isle of Wight Council, Jasmine Consulting has found what the council estimate to...

More than £730,000 of taxpayers’ money has been paid to a consultancy to find savings in a contract its’ owner helped design. Figures revealed in a Freedom of Information request to the Isle of Wight Council show, over the 39...

Staff have been retrained, compensation paid and a family apologised to after the Isle of Wight Council admitted injustice to a boy with visual impairments and other medical conditions. A recent ruling by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman...

Planners have recommended the go-ahead for a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Carisbrooke — despite residents’ objections and a petition. Two Saints, a provider of the Isle of Wight Council’s homeless pathway, is seeking permission to change the Castle...

6 months on from the start of the national COVID vaccine rollout, more than 180,000 jabs have been given on the Isle of Wight — with 81,842 Island residents having now received both doses. Latest figures from NHS England show...