10 COVID CASES IN ISLAND SCHOOLS SINCE FRIDAY CONFIRMS COUNCIL
10 cases of COVID-19 have been found in Isle of Wight schools since Friday, the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed. Speaking at a meeting of the Local Outtbreak Engagement Board today (Thursday), cabinet member for children’s services, Councillor Paul...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL WILL PRESS AHEAD WITH RIVER MEDINA CROSSING DESPITE HIGH COSTS
The Isle of Wight Council will press ahead with the idea of a Medina Bridge, despite potentially prohibitive costs. A feasibility study to understand the potential cost-benefit analysis for a crossing over the River Medina was undertaken recently by Hampshire...
Read moreDetailsPLANNING PUT FORWARD TO BUILD HOUSES ON PUCKPOOL HILL
Up to 50 houses could be built on Puckpool Hill - opposite the former Harcourt Sands Holiday Park Following pre-application consultation earlier in the year, the applicant RJB SIBA Trust has put forward outline plans for a range of 2...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL’S HARBOUR MASTERPLAN SET FOR APPROVAL THIS WEEK
Nearly 3 years in the making — a masterplan which could drastically change the face of Newport Harbour could be approved this week. The draft form of the Newport Harbour Masterplan (NHM) lays out the Isle of Wight Councils ambitious...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL LEADER DEFENDS ‘RUSTY WRECK’ FLOATING BRIDGE VISIT
The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has had to defend a visit to Floating Bridge 5 — after pictures appeared to show the group may not have been adhering to COVID guidelines. It emerged last week a group...
Read moreDetailsVILLAGERS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT APPEAL
‘Deeply unloved and deeply unwanted’ — residents of a road in St Helens are fighting back against a planning appeal which argues the nature of the road. Outline development plans for 57 houses on the former Guildford Park camping site,...
Read moreDetailsOVER 40 OBJECTIONS RAISED AGAINST LANDSCAPE LANE DEVELOPMENT
More than 40 objections have been submitted for a development on the outskirts of Newport, with neighbours fearing it could be turned into a rat-run. A planning application has been submitted by Mrs C Ferns, of the Cotton Trust, to...
Read moreDetailsCOVID SPREADING AMONGST 20-24 YEAR OLDS THE MOST ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
The 20-24 years age group is the hotspot for COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight, the latest figures have revealed. Cases in that segment are rising faster than any other age group according to figures released by Public Health...
Read moreDetailsPLANNING APPEAL LODGED OVER DENIAL OF PERMISSION FOR ST HELENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
A developer is appealing the decision of the Isle of Wight Council to reject planning permission for 57 houses — over a disagreement about whether a road is actually a road. The proposed outline development of a former campsite in...
Read moreDetailsNEW WEST WIGHT SCHOOL GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT DESPITE SAFETY FEARS
The new £4.5million West Wight school has been given the go-ahead — but concerns were raised over child safety and lack of a pedestrian crossing. The fate of the former All Saints’ Primary School building in Freshwater was sealed at...
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