More than half of the Isle of Wight is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 according the figures released by NHS England today (Thursday). The figures have revealed 77,057 people on the Island have had both doses of a Covid vaccine...

Residents have slammed plans to add more ‘unsympathetic’ holiday properties in St Lawrence, worried it will turn the area into a ‘holiday village’. Proposals have been submitted to transform, what planning agents say is an ’empty and dilapidated’, St Rhadagund’s...

As building work gets underway at its new site at Branstone Farm, changes are being proposed to the original base of Goddards Brewery in Ryde. In the first stages of the Isle of Wight Council’s plans for a rural business...

Additional no waiting zones outside schools in Cowes and Gurnard are among the latest proposals to revise traffic orders by the Isle of Wight Council. In the first phase of revisions, residents of Cowes, East Cowes, Northwood and Gurnard will...

A new chair and vice-chair of the Isle of Wight Council have been elected after the last 2 councillors to hold the position failed to get re-elected. Accepting the positions tonight, Councillor Geoff Brodie and Councillor Claire Critchison started their...

‘It is an overwhelming challenge but the public voted for change so we are doing that' - that's some the new leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox, who has received more than 700 congratulatory messages since...

A big shake-up of the Isle of Wight Council has seen new and familiar faces appointed to some of the most important roles in the authority. Following the election of Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox as leader of the Council on Wednesday...

A Councillor’s 16-year campaign to end prayers at meetings of the Isle of Wight Council has finally succeeded — after he became chair. The issue was due to be a motion on the agenda of the first full council meeting...

Improvements to the Floating Bridge and Highways PFI contract have been promised by the Isle of Wight Council’s new head of transport. Taking on the job is Councillor Phil Jordan, who has recently been re-elected to the Isle of Wight...

Residents in Sandown are objecting to new light-up billboard signs on the Broadway, fearing they will create unacceptable light pollution. Currently, 2 advertising billboards stand on the corner of Parsonage Road and the Broadway but plans have now been submitted...