An Isle of Wight seafront café will be allowed to sell alcohol despite neighbours’ concerns it would cause an increase in anti-social behaviour. 12 objections had been made against The Lazy Wave Cafe’s plans to serve drinks to customers on...

The 2nd phase of an Isle of Wight housing development has been unveiled. Filling in the gap on Place Road, between The Range and the new Meadow View Park development, Bourne Developments is seeking permission to build more houses. In...

Plans have been refused for a new Premier store in Carisbrooke – because it would divert retail activity away from Newport Town Centre. Car sales and motorbike repairs will still take place at the Sixers-owned Carisbrooke Garage, from one half of...

Concerns about how Isle of Wight taxpayers’ money would be spent have temporarily silenced plans for a town crier in Ventnor. Instead of making a final decision on Monday (15th August), Ventnor Town Council (VTC) will now ask residents if they...

There is hope a café on a refurbished Isle of Wight pier could soon reopen after its owners lodged plans to sell alcohol there. The application comes months after a proposal to turn The Bay Café, on Totland Pier, into...

An Isle of Wight Town Council has submitted its bid to retain a building that was once the heart of its community. The deadline for bids to buy the old Yarmouth C of E Primary School building, on Mill Road,...

Staff shortages and the loss of Ventnor Town Council’s clerk mean fewer meetings will take place in the South Wight town. On Monday (14th August), Ventnor Town Council agreed a 6-month trial to hold full Council meetings every 2 months,...

The demolition of an eyesore Isle of Wight pub has finally been approved — nearly 4 years after plans were 1st submitted. Now derelict, The Worsley, on Wroxall High Street, will be knocked down and replaced by 6 houses. The...

Years after it was first proposed, permission to start a major Isle of Wight housing development has finally been granted. The West Acre Park development on the edge of Ryde can now go ahead after 1 of the last formalities was granted....

Could the sound of a town crier soon be ringing out on the Isle of Wight once again? A proposal has been put forward in Ventnor, for the honorary position. The town council will discuss the item tonight (Monday), at...