Housing in Apse Heath has been refused by the Isle of Wight Council after the local councillor pleaded with the committee to refuse the greenfield development. Applicant Connie Bentley wanted to build 7 houses behind existing homes on Ventnor Road,...

COVID support officers have been out on Isle of Wight streets helping residents and business keep safe – with no enforcemnt powers but with powers of persuasion. As people head to the Island’s town centres for Christmas shopping, some of...

Public health bosses are hopeful the Isle of Wight will remain in Tier 1 but have warned again about being complacent when the vaccine does arrive. With a review of the tier system in England taking place next week, the...

COVID cases are ‘likely to rise’ after Christmas as people are allowed to mix with different household, the Isle of Wight’s public health director has warned. Speaking at a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s local outbreak engagement board,...

Local contact tracers are now in action on the Isle of Wight — after an initial delay when it was thought there was less need for them. Confirmed by the Isle of Wight Council, local contact tracers have now been...

Affordable homes will be built on the Isle of Wight once again after unanimous approval was given to a scheme in Branstone. The Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee on Tuesday gave permission for 42 affordable houses at the former...

Dental services on the Isle of Wight have been branded the ‘biggest health inequality’ for residents by a health watchdog. One person has been trying for over 12 years to register with a dentist and people having to borrow money...

A petition to save Westridge Farm was presented to the Isle of Wight Council yesterday (Tuesday) after notching up more than 4,200 signatures. Archie Holliday, 9, the son of current Westridge Farm tenant farmer Nigel, wrote to Councillor Michael Lilley,...

Dementia patients are still being cared for on the mainland, 15 months after the closure of a specialist ward on the Isle of Wight, a fact called unacceptable by a health watchdog. Following an inspection from the Care Quality Commission,...

Doubts over the accuracy of rapid result COVID tests are being raised — just as their introduction to the Isle of Wight was being suggested. Last week, the Isle of Wight Council announced it had requested the use of lateral...