The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has explained why further negotiations have been agreed over the Parkhurst prison estate’s infrastructure with only 2 weeks to go until the deadline. It follows a meeting of the council’s cabinet where...

A number of outbuildings which make up part of the F. H. Winter and Sons site in Havenstreet could be turned into luxury houses. A planning application, submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by a member of the Winter...

The Isle of Wight Council’s leader has called plans for the regeneration of Dinosaur Isle a ‘Disneyland opportunity’, with the potential for a brand new theme park to open on the Isle of Wight in just 2 years' time. It...

The Isle of Wight's mental health inpatient unit at St Mary’s Hospital is under greater pressure than ‘it has seen in years’, as COVID starts to catch-up. The Covid-19 surge is only now reaching the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s...

‘A new beginning’ is coming for Ryde Harbour as Ryde Town Council moves closer to purchasing and investing in the waterfront site. Laid out in its business case to the Isle of Wight Council, the town council plans to ‘invest...

A multi-million pound wish list of investments has been laid out by the Isle of Wight Council – including 1,500 homes at Camp Hill and the regeneration of Newport Harbour and East Cowes waterfront. To regenerate the Island, the council...

The COVID-19 vaccination programme is being rolled out across the Isle of Wight with incredible speed with the Island now having the highest vaccination rate across the Hampshire region. In figures released today (Thursday), it has been revealed that 68,256...

A councillor has hit out about not being able to properly scrutinise actions taken around Floating Bridge 6 as legal proceedings are still ongoing. At a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s corporate scrutiny committee on Tuesday night, councillors...

Despite the number of times the service has been out of action, Floating Bridge 6 still generates an income, according to the leader of the Isle of Wight Council. Speaking at a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s corporate...

A mixed development of 50 houses and flats — some affordable — are planned to extend a cul-de-sac in Freshwater. Agricultural land, accessed from Birch Close, could potentially hold 38 houses and 12 flats after a planning application was submitted...