An Isle of Wight special school has thrown its hat in the ring for an outdoor sunshade — something which is ‘currently beyond the school’s capability to buy. In a competition to win a shade sail for a school, run...

The Isle of Wight Council has been branded ‘stupid’ for accepting the Ministry of Justice’s £6.3 million offer to take over the prison estates. In a deal accepted last month, but figures only revealed recently, the Isle of Wight Council...

A prominent Isle of Wight politician has joined the objectors to a proposed homeless shelter in Sandown. Paul Brading, cabinet member for children’s services in the outgoing Tory IW Council administration and deputy mayor of the town, said he was...

Healthcare bosses on the Isle of Wight are worried about the effect Covid-19 has had on cancer performance at the Island’s only hospital. During the pandemic, cancer services continued to run but in an update given to the Isle of...

More than 1,000 people face a year-long wait for surgery at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Covid pandemic spiked the number of people waiting for elective surgeries on the Island as non-emergency procedures were stopped. To stop the...

A new 5-year strategy to improve the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has been introduced. Presented at a meeting of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s board last week, the new strategy will see the Island’s current partnership with South...

The former offices of a well-loved Island holiday company are set to be turned into houses. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Isle of Wight Tours ceased trading in October last year despite efforts by the management to keep the company...

The government’s pausing of new categories in the Covid vaccine rollout has led to a halving of the number of jabs on the Isle of Wight last week. The latest data from NHS England shows between 28th March and 4th...

The Isle of Wight has only achieved 54% of its housebuilding target over the past 3 years — leaving it vulnerable to unwanted development.A Its poor record, which left it close to the bottom of the national table, means there...

Another spot on Newport High Street is set to be transformed into flats. The space is above the former Carphone Warehouse, which closed last year, but the ground floor will remain as retail space and the shop is on the...