Villagers are in uproar over plans to move a picturesque public Isle of Wight bridleway metres down the road in Brighstone. As first reported by Island Echo, a proposal was made by the owners of Mottistone Mill to divert a...

The go-ahead has been given to sell the site of a former middle school in Sandown so houses can be built, including more than 30 affordable ones. A decision was made on Wednesday (12th October) by Councillor Ian Stephens, the...

The new leader of the Isle of Wight Council has justified why he did not pick a cross-party cabinet as the fallout from his decision continues and he looks to move forward. Councillor Phil Jordan has announced what he hopes...

The conviction of driveway fraudster Simon Regan, 1 of the biggest fraud prosecutions the Isle of Wight Council has ever dealt with, will be shown on television screens in the next few months. Earlier this year, the authority was successful...

Another review of the Isle of Wight’s troubled Floating Bridge is taking place, costing the taxpayer almost £50,000. This time it will focus on the 'last 2 remaining issues’ impacting the service and comes after a 6-month review of the...

Plans are back on the table to transform a former bank on an Isle of Wight High Street, despite being rejected multiple times. Work on the former Lloyds Bank, in the heart of Sandown town centre, started last year to...

“I have seen the best and worst of politics,”  those are the outgoing words of the Isle of Wight Council’s first female Conservative group leader, Suzie Ellis. Councillor Ellis has announced her resignation from the group leader position today (Thursday)...

The Isle of Wight Council has netted nearly £500,000 to make 3 more brownfield sites suitable for housing. In the 2nd round of the Brownfield Land Release Fund, the Isle of Wight Council has been awarded £426,000. This comes following...

A former Isle of Wight convenience store - which has been empty for over a decade - could become houses. Bridge Stores, on Monkton Street in Ryde, closed its doors in June 2010 and has not reopened since. Now new...

A bronze sculpture based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Lady of Shalott poem, created by an internationally renowned artist, could be soon be showcased on the Isle of Wight. 1 of Timothy Schmalz’s latest creations could go on display at Dimbola Museum...