A GP surgery on the Isle of Wight has been slammed by a councillor for ‘inadequate levels of service’. Bringing the issue to the attention of the Isle of Wight Council’s policy and scrutiny committee for health and social care,...

Increased demand and busy schedules have led an Isle of Wight funeral director to lodge plans to build a new crematorium. Currently, the only crematorium on the Island is in Whippingham and run by the Isle of Wight Council. Planning...

2 more councillors have quit troubled Bembridge Parish Council. Former councillors Liz White and Nigel Maclean announced their resignation from the parish council following issues with the Bembridge Village Hall roof project. The pair, in a joint statement, said they...

Plans to revitalise Kingston Wharf at East Cowes have been branded a ‘strategic commitment and investment’. Major regeneration ideas were unveiled by Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) last month to turn the wharf into a modern marine industrial park and boatyard...

The finances of some of the Isle of Wight’s harbours have been drastically hit by COVID-19, it has been revealed. With fewer visitors, the loss of berthing income and lockdown to contend with, harbours controlled by the Isle of Wight...

The COVID pandemic has caused diagnostic scanning on the Isle of Wight to fall behind  — with fewer scans taking place and more people being added to the waiting list. An investigation conducted by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit has...

ADA Mezze restaurant in Carisbrooke could be turned into a residential flat in the future. Permission is being sought by the owner of the restaurant, on Carisbrooke High Street, to convert the property into a 2-bedroom flat. There are already...

Next steps are being taken to move Yarmouth Primary School to Freshwater. After permission was granted last month to knock down the former All Saints’ Primary School, on School Green Road, Freshwater, and build the new £4.5million purpose-built Yarmouth School...

The COVID lockdown took its toll on students getting ready for sixth form life at an Isle of Wight high school, a virtual Ofsted visit has found. While the pandemic continues, all Ofsted inspections have been postponed but in a...

The number of patients now waiting for elective surgery who have waited between 40 and 52 weeks or more stands at 961, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s chief operating officer, Joe Smyth. As a result of the...