A local motocross club is fighting an enforcement notice which has stopped its activities, claiming “it is not an eyesore or a scar on the landscape”. In an appeal to the government’s Planning Inspectorate, the boss of MotoxIOW, Ben Collins,...

A member of the Isle of Wight Council has issued a 'stay at home' message to his town of Ventnor. Despite the government’s self-isolation guidelines, people in the town have been spotted out and about when they have tested positive...

An Isle of Wight councillor has described the latest wave of coronavirus cases hitting the Island like a tsunami as every single aspect of the authority has been impacted. In an effort to get the Island up and running again...

Controversial parking charges will be introduced to esplanades in Cowes and Gurnard after the Isle of Wight Council approved changes. Income generation schemes, approved as part of the budget last year, will now be implemented in areas across the Island:...

Islanders are being reminded to only use waste carriers with the correct licence following a rise in the number of cases of fly tipping across the Isle of Wight. One incident has been shared on Facebook this week by Shanklin...

A ‘significant increase’ in council tax, higher than any other in recent years, is potentially on the cards to help boost Council coffers. At Tuesday’s meeting of the corporate scrutiny committee, it was announced the Isle of Wight Council’s £10...

Evolution Gym is Ryde has been issued with penalty fines after breaking COVID lockdown restrictions. Environmental Health officers from the Isle of Wight Council, working with Police, have cracked down on the High Street gym, with 2 people being fined...

90% of COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight are now through the new strain of the virus. The variant, which started in Kent and has worked its way across the South, has seen coronavirus levels rocket, moving the Island...

Local elections will go ahead in May this year, the government has confirmed, following suggestions they should be postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. Across the Island, electors will go to the polls on 6th May voting for ward representatives...

A ‘substantial claim’ has been submitted by the IW Council over the troubled Floating Bridge 6. With the latest suspension of service hitting last night and another in a long line of repairs announced for tomorrow morning (Thursday), council leader...