The COVID-19 vaccination programme is continuing to excel with 95% of the Island's Over 65s now vaccinated against the coronavirus. New figures reveal that 61,724 people have received their first dose - around 44% of the Island's entire population and...

The Island’s public health chief has blamed a lack of enforced social distancing on the spike in COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight in December and January. Asked if we would ever understand how the Island had such an...

Those on the Isle of Wight who have previously turned down the COVID-19 vaccine will be asked again, in case they have changed their mind. On the Island, the latest figures show 93% of the over-65 population have received their...

Increases in crematorium charges have been branded ‘scandalous’ and a ‘Tory plan to rip off the bereaved’. The Isle of Wight Council budget last week raised crematorium and cemetery charges by 7%— increasing the cost of some cremations to over...

'Exciting times’ are ahead for a popular Isle of Wight restaurant as it expands to Cowes. Gio Giancovitch, owner of the Smoking Lobster and the recently opened Drunken Lobster, both in Ventnor,  has confirmed plans are in place to open...

"I would never intentionally upset Shirley Smart, her and Harry Rees were my friends and they came to dinner" - that was the message from Councillor Geoff Brodie after Isle of Wight Council leader Dave Stewart said he should be...

'The Isle of Wight must work together to get the Island Deal' - that's the message from County Hall following the enormous impact of coronavirus on the Island. In a motion submitted to the Isle of Wight full council by...

A councillor has hit out at the Isle of Wight Council leader’s regeneration ideas calling them too little, too late. In a tweet sent last week, Councillor Dave Stewart tweeted: “We need to regenerate our county town, ideas to follow”...

No one has come forward to run the popular Browns Golf Course in Sandown after the Isle of Wight Council advertised the business opportunity. The council sought applications from interested parties to operate the golf course and cafe after former...

Opposition councillors pleaded with members of the Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday night to approve a different budget for the Isle of Wight Council than that of the ruling Conservative group, but that call fell on deaf ears. All...