It’s that time of the year again when the evenings begin to shorten, and darkness hits on the way back from work. Not only that, but conditions are changing for the colder. As the summer feels like a distant memory,...

65% of patients offered privately provided operations on the mainland have turned them down, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has reported. With a backlog of over a year for some orthopaedic surgery, private mainland surgery was seen as a...

The Isle of Wight Council will look at possibly easing of restrictions for dogs on beaches before next summer. With the Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) approved by the council’s cabinet last week, replacing the dog and alcohol control orders...

Health bosses on the Isle of Wight have said problems accessing the flu vaccine this year are easing. Following the national push for people to have flu jabs this year in light of Covid-19, some people on the Island have...

The COVID-shaped black hole in the Isle of Wight Council’s finances has reduced but ‘difficult’ work has already started preparing the budget for next year. The Council’s Cabinet was told the £10million funding gap is now down to £8million thanks...

An Isle of Wight councillor involved in the fight to stop house building plans at Seaclose Park in Newport has declared 'we've won' after the Isle of Wight Council announced a u-turn last week. Councillor Mathew Price said during the...

An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred in an Isle of Wight care home — but the Island’s director of public health says he is no more concerned than normal. In a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s first local...

Nearly 200 people have been to the Isle of Wight for COVID-19 testing — but figures have tailed off dramatically in recent days. The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed, at its height, up to 40 people a day were...

"Ferries are a weak link and nobody seems to be able to oversee them, direct them or do anything" - that is the damning words of a senior councillor about the cross-Solent transport links to and from the Isle of...

Councillors have thrown their support behind the new public space protection orders (PSPOs) but questioned how it could be properly enforced. The new PSPOs are set for approval today (Thursday) by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet and will make...