A developer in Binstead is looking to add more houses to its current scheme. Planning permission was granted in 2017 to build 9 houses on Newnham Road, and now a further application has been submitted to extend the plot by...

The Isle of Wight Council has reassured people in East Cowes that parking spaces on York Avenue will not be lost after an ‘error’ in paperwork led to confusion. 20 traffic regulation changes were put forward for East Cowes, to...

Heads should roll over the floating bridge fiasco - that is the message from the town of East Cowes. Members of East Cowes Town Council last week decided ‘enough is enough’ and is asking the Isle of Wight Council to...

Oil, petrol and even dog mess have been carried into gardens in Wootton as homeowners face an onslaught of water running into their gardens and ponds. A problem that has been going on for years now has quite literally resurfaced...

Legal action is not being ruled out by the Isle of Wight Council as it tries to sort out problems with the Floating Bridge — or ‘Wight Elephant’ as some have dubbed it. In a report to go before a...

Dreams of establishing a new motocross track on the Isle of Wight have been crushed by the Isle of Wight Council. MotoXIOW had hoped to start racing at a track in Brighstone but the club has been served a permanent...

‘A total disaster’ is what a parish councillor has branded the development of 475 homes on the edge of Ryde. Councillors on the Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council planning committee last week unanimously agreed to object to Captiva’s West Acre...

2 Bembridge parish councillors have been kicked out for not attending meetings — but one is ‘fighting back’ against the decision. During the COVID-19 lockdown, legislation was changed to allow councils at all levels to hold remote or hybrid meetings...

Big changes are scheduled for the Island’s pay and display parking zones — as charges increase and free-parking periods are removed. As approved in the Isle of Wight Council’s budget in February, savings and income generation will create nearly £800,000...

Worries speeding may increase as a result of the Diamond Races motorbike event next year has led to rumours of new cameras being installed on the proposed route - but the false information has been rubbished by officials this week....