A new solar farm could be the largest on the Isle of Wight - with the capability to power more than 5,000 homes. The Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park has been proposed for the outskirts of Wootton by Ridge Clean...

A ‘much needed’ facility for dog training in Newchurch on the Isle of Wight — which attracted mixed feedback — has been turned down. Plans had been proposed to turn a former agricultural field, at West Meath Nursery in Newchurch...

It’s all smiles in Ryde as a new Isle of Wight dental practice is given the green light. The Isle of Wight Council has approved plans to transform the former youth and community centre on Ryde High Street. A dental...

Coastal defences at Bembridge's Embankment Road need strengthening to prevent a protected nature reserve from being flooded. Ground investigation works will take place in Bembridge next month after surveys found some defences along the length of Embankment Road were ‘reaching...

Plans to build houses near Arreton Primary School have been refused after fears were voiced that the development would eat into the countryside. Local farmers, A. E. Browns, was seeking permission to build 3 properties on one of its Greenfields...

A popular late-night takeaway at the heart of the Isle of Wight’s nightlife scene could stay open even later under new plans. Ephesus Pizza and Grill, on Newport High Street, is seeking permission to serve hungry revellers and those on...

A pop-up Co-op store at the Isle of Wight Festival was forced to throw out food after hygiene inspectors raised concerns and slapped it with a ‘major improvement necessary’ rating. A recently released report from the Isle of Wight Council...

The ‘clock is ticking’ to find a solution to the authority’s children’s services dilemma, the Isle of Wight Council leader has said. Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox, who is also the new education lead, said the authority has 5 months until Hampshire’s...

More building works are on the cards for the Isle of Wight’s hospital as the stroke unit is on the move and a roof needs to be raised. New plans have been submitted by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust...

A million-pound, wave-shaped, Olympic-sized, accessible sea pool could open as part of an Isle of Wight seafront’s major regeneration project. Swim The Wight, a community social enterprise, is fronting plans to build a sheltered, accessible, sustainable, low maintenance, eco sea...