A former hotel in Shanklin could be pulled down and replaced with 4-storey blocks of flats. Queensmead Hotel, on Queens Road, was closed in October 2020 and now plans have been submitted to demolish the 23-bed hotel, outbuildings and swimming...

COVID-19 has seen an increased number of children being home-schooled on the Isle of Wight this year. Compared to last year’s autumn term, figures show the number of those being home educated has risen by 21%. In a report about...

A length of fencing in Ventnor may have to come down for being unacceptable and visually intrusive. The shiplap fencing now installed around the boundary of 11 High Street, also facing onto Tulse Hill, could have to come down if...

More than 7,000 journeys have been made on e-scooters on the Isle of Wight since their introduction in November — travelling the equivalent of 571 times around the Island. Not all people have been accepting of the new scheme with the...

Work is continuing to develop the ability to use drones to supply medicine to the Isle of Wight. Funded by the Department of Transport as part of Solent Transport’s Future Transport Zone (FTZ), an £8 million programme has been started...

Another £158,000 has been added to the pot to help the Island’s most vulnerable people. Approved by the Department for Work and Pensions on Wednesday, the connect4communites grant scheme will be bolstered by £158,821 — taking the total amount given...

There are calls for more clarity over the news the Isle of Wight Council could be given the responsibility of part of the Island’s prison estate. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is proposing to transfer land it currently owns on...

Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council wants the village primary school to be taken away from the federation which manages it, to save it from closure. In response to an informal consultation about the potential closure of the village school to...

Taking a COVID-19 test is one of the ‘right things’ tourists should do before visiting the Isle of Wight, according to the Isle of Wight Council’s chief executive. Laid out last week by the Prime Minister, the roadmap to opening...

Part of the prison estate in Newport could be taken over by the Isle of Wight Council so much-needed infrastructure work can go ahead. The plans, however, do not include the sale of the disused Camp Hill prison. The Ministry...