Isle of Wight councillors have received a progress report on the possibility of switching to a new committee-style governance, with the work on the potential to move from a leader and cabinet model to a committee system continuing. At a...

Last night's Isle of Wight Council meeting ended with shouting and calls that an ‘undemocratic vote’ was taking place — after a meeting went on every so slightly past 21:00. As part of the Isle of Wight Council’s constitution, a...

The launch of a new special free school on the Isle of Wight has been delayed indefinitely as there is a struggle to find someone to run it. More than a year ago, parents, carers and pupils with special educational...

Brighstone Pre-School, based at the village’s primary school on New Road, has slipped in its Ofsted rating to ‘Requires Improvement’ - but inspectors said children have fun. The pre-school was visited by the education watchdog in February and found the...

The Isle of Wight’s public health director has announced a crackdown on children’s obesity and dubbed it “one of the most significant public health challenges we have as a society”. New figures have revealed that nearly 1 in 4 children...

The Isle of Wight Council is to hand Isle of Wight bus operator Southern Vectis more money than last year, to offset those eligible for concessionary travel. Southern Vectis says it is transporting about the same number of paying passengers...

A Newport-based nursery has maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating for the 15th consecutive year. The education watchdog visited The Island Day Nursery, in Newport, in February and saw the “happy and safe environment” management and staff create for children, “at...

More than £2.5 million will be spent on boosting stop smoking services on the Island as the Isle of Wight Council signs up to create a smokefree generation. It is in line with the Government’s plans to make smoking obsolete...

The scores are in — the latest batch of food hygiene ratings for Isle of Wight restaurants, cafes, takeaways and businesses have been revealed. Environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council have been busy in the last couple...

The Shipwreck Centre, currently based in Arreton, can move into the former Yarmouth Primary School after its bid was accepted by the Isle of Wight Council. Yarmouth Primary School has been empty since pupils moved to Freshwater last year and...