A £50,000 report into the failings of Floating Bridge No.6 has been completed but is to be kept secret - until the Council can balance out the report's findings with a forward plan of action, which could include a new,...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised — and must pay £3,250 — for the ‘distress’ caused to a mother and daughter over ‘failings’ to support learning. In a recently published Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) ruling, the...

A total of 4 people were prevented from voting, in a by-election last month (December) on the Isle of Wight, because they had no photo ID. On 21st December, Conservative Ed Blake secured 274 votes, with Labour’s Steve Cooper, mayor...

It could be months before the Isle of Wight’s controversial and divisive ‘planning bible’ is back for discussion, after government changes halted the process. The Isle of Wight Council’s draft planning strategy has been in the making for more than...

Fewer visitors came to the Isle of Wight last summer but they spent more money with local businesses, the Island’s tourism boss has revealed. Around £280 million was forked out on the Island, by tourists, between October 1, 2022, and September...

Major redevelopment plans to restore a dilapidated pier in the West Wight and to build houses on a popular beach have been refused. The Isle of Wight Council has turned down property design company Miles Blamire’s proposals to restore the...

The Isle of Wight’s food hygiene inspectors were busy in the run-up to Christmas, dishing out ratings for cafes, restaurants and pubs.. Based on Food Standards Agency guidance, inspectors judge how clean food businesses are, what conditions are like, how...

An Isle of Wight businessman has been fined tens of thousands of pounds for not complying with planning enforcement notices on his land at Merrie Gardens, in Lake. Louis William Tudor Smith, of Marlborough Road, was found guilty of breaching...

Nearly £180,000 was made from visitors and patients parking at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital in 2023. Figures recently released by NHS England have revealed just how much parking income hospitals across the country have made. In England, between...

Approval for yet more double yellow lines on the Isle of Wight - this time in the Newport area - could be given next week. Nearly 60 schemes have been proposed to install new parking restrictions, or vary them, across...