Ventnor Town Council has ‘strongly objected’ to residential lodges which could be built near the cliff edge in Bonchurch. Councillors agreed on Tuesday that any developer would be ‘crazy’ to take on the project which could see 4x single-storey homes...

Parts of an Isle of Wight town hall are set to be demolished as major regeneration plans move forward. Sandown Town Hall, on Grafton Street, has been empty for more than 5 years but is undergoing work to turn it into a...

Plans to turn Sandown's Melville Hall Hotel into a house are once again back on the table, after some confusion with a previous application. Alan Humphreys, the owner of the hotel, is trying again to seek permission to turn the...

The cost of the Isle of Wight Council’s Green Garden Waste collection service will rise again on Friday, marking a £30 increase in less than 2 years. The decision was made in the days before Christmas to increase the price...

As 2024 gets underway, new challenges and new opportunities sit on the horizon for the Isle of Wight Council - and top Alliance councillors have now revealed their New Year Resolutions. In the corridors of County Hall, where tinsel and...

“We need to make sure Ventnor has all the tools it needs to survive and thrive going forward” - that's from the Isle of Wight Council’s newest representative, Ed Blake, who won a by-election in Ventnor this week. Local businessman...

The Conservatives have retained an important seat on the Isle of Wight Council following a by-election in the run-up to Christmas — but only by a slim margin. Last night (Thursday), Ed Blake was elected to represent the residents of...

Permission has been refused for an Isle of Wight company’s fuel depot despite it being used for 2 years. Solent Fuels was created following the closure of Isle of Wight Fuels in East Cowes back in April 2021, to keep...

4 residential lodges could be built near the cliff edge in Bonchurch - a plan which has caused some local concern. The plans were submitted at the end of November, just days before a major landslip further up the coast...

It could be 2nd time lucky for an Isle of Wight dog walking facility after plans were quashed earlier this year. Plans for the facility in Newchurch were refused but have now been resubmitted, this time in the rural countryside...