Affordable houses could be built in Calbourne, but local residents and public bodies are objecting to the application. Plans submitted by Vectis Housing, an Isle of Wight housing association, propose the construction of 12 houses — 11 affordable — on...

Proposals have been put forward to make the Island’s homeless shelter COVID secure. The night shelter at the former Barton Primary School in Newport has not been able to open this winter as it currently only has communal sleeping spaces...

Plans to build a house behind the Three Bishops pub in Brighstone have been refused - again. A 3-bedroom house was proposed in the car park behind the pub on the Main Road, causing concern for residents due to the...

As one of the only English areas being in Tier 1 next week, the Isle of Wight’s director of public health is calling on Islanders to work together to keep everyone safe. The Isle of Wight will go into the...

In the last 2 weeks, the number of children aged between 0 and 4 to have tested positive for coronavirus on the Isle of Wight has tripled. Latest figures have broken down the age ranges of COVID-19 cases confirmed on...

Another empty Newport shop could become a residential property. The empty former Swinton Insurance offices, occupying the ground floor of the Grade II listed building, on the lower part of Newport High Street, is the subject of a planning application...

The battle to save Gurnard from the scourge of parking charges is being taken up by the ward member on the Isle of Wight Council. With 2,700 people having signed the petition to stop charges and meters being installed on...

Unanimous support has been given to the leader of the Isle of Wight Council to ask the government for pavement parking enforcement powers. Concerns over pavement parking and the obstruction problems that causes for certain Island residents was brought as...

Plans have been submitted to change a former toilet block and part of a cafe on Sandown Esplanade into holiday lets. The Beach Shack, on the western end of Sandown Esplanade, currently a summer cafe with partially indoor seating, could...

Developers are trying again to build a bungalow in Lake after it was refused the first time - but the local Isle of Wight Council member still views it as totally inappropriate for the site. Applicants, W. S. Group, have...