CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
The Isle of Wight Council has been given more than £2million to buy properties for Ukrainian refugees. It could support 9 families who have settled on the Island, of the more than 200 Ukrainians who arrived here. The £2.2million comes...
Read moreDetailsThe new Conservative leader at County Hall, Councillor Suzie Ellis, has explained why she withdrew support for a motion of no confidence in the Isle of Wight Council’s leader, Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox. The leadership challenge had been tabled to be...
Read moreDetailsResidents of an Isle of Wight village are frustrated with the lack of decision on a housing development and have formed a protest group – Locals Against Whitwell Sprawl (LAWS). Plans for more than 20 houses on a field off...
Read moreDetailsA secure dog walking and training facility could be coming to an Isle of Wight village… although neighbours are not so keen. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to turn a former agricultural field in Newchurch...
Read moreDetailsThe leader of the Isle of Wight Council has survived to see another day after a motion of no confidence against her was withdrawn tonight (Wednesday). Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox, who has been in charge of the authority since May 2021,...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council leader is ‘pushing back’ over Government plans to transfer powers and funding to a joint pan-Hampshire authority. A devolution deal, supposedly worth £1.14billion of investment over the next 30 years, would combine 4 currently separate...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight ‘postcode lottery’ has led to calls for a more accessible service for every child and young person. Councillor Michael Lilley is asking the Isle of Wight Council to work with various organisations to ensure every young...
Read moreDetailsThe group behind the motion of no confidence in the Isle of Wight Council leader, Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox, has explained why they lodged it. The motion will be heard at the full Council meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) and could put the...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight Council plans to crack down on long-term empty properties won’t solve the housing crisis, members say. It comes as the authority approves a new strategy which could see legal action taken, where necessary. The strategy aims to...
Read moreDetailsMore than £2million was spent on temporary accommodation on the Isle of Wight last year for families, couples and single people that had been made homeless. The figures were revealed by the Isle of Wight Council as it unveiled plans...
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