A former clothes store on an Isle of Wight High Street could be the new home of a local independent games company. Plans have been submitted by Island-based Stainless Games to transform the old Bonmarche and Internacionale shop in Newport...

'Will it take a child to be killed or seriously injured before anyone notices?’, a resident opposed to a large-scale housing development in Newport has asked. Plans to extend a housing estate have raised fears among locals, who say their...

Free parking for an hour in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s county town will continue into the New Year. The parking pilot - which allows shoppers to park in 3 car parks in Newport - was initially started...

More than 35 affordable houses could be among 74 built on the site of a former Sandham Middle School, subject to planning permission. The Isle of Wight Council is due to decide whether or not to sell what used to...

Councillors opposed to plans to lease a popular Isle of Wight attraction until 2027 say it will ‘block’ the regeneration of Yaverland and The Bay area. The future of Browns Golf Course has come under fire after the Isle of...

Exciting plans for a new state-of-the-art skatepark in Freshwater — which could be the first of its kind on the Island — have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. Freshwater Parish Council is behind plans for a new skatepark...

Enforcement action is being taken against the owners of a former doctors’ surgery in East Cowes after the building was left abandoned and overgrown for years. The former East Cowes Health Centre, on York Avenue, has been closed for over...

A century-old water hydrant ‘is not someone’s personal property’ and cannot just be moved 1.5m, Whitwell Parish Council has said, as it joins residents fighting against plans. More than 30 objections have now been submitted against proposals to relocate the...

Significant improvements have been made at an Isle of Wight nursery just months after Ofsted rated it ‘Inadequate’ as it found weaknesses in its safeguarding of children. YMCA Newport Nursery has been visited by the education watchdog 5 times in...

More than 500 bin inserts are replaced every month after they get damaged or go missing. Following claims by members of the public that bin inserts often get thrown away into the bin lorries along with the recycling waste, the...