The Alliance Administration has held the reigns of the Isle of Wight Council for its 2nd year now, with its leader admitting it was a very difficult year for everyone. Now, in week 103 of her leadership, Councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox...

'NIMBY Councillors' have been slammed by their colleagues for what they say is a 'self-imposed melodrama in what looks like Fisher-Price Westminster' as tensions continue at Town Hall. Last week, 3 Councillors defected from the ruling Alliance Group — Councillors...

Councillor Geoff Brodie is looking for support to move the Isle of Wight Council to a different governance system. At the moment, some major decisions affecting the lives of every Islander are made by the Council’s cabinet — a select...

There will be a new Councillor in charge of finance at the Isle of Wight Council, as the local authority deals with a cost of living crisis and ever-tightening budgets. The Councillor who has been the cabinet member for strategic...

An Isle of Wight primary school has been praised for its ‘nurturing, kind and inclusive’ nature by an education watchdog. Newport C of E Primary School, in Hazel Close, has continued its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, which it received in 2017....

Town and parish Councils are going to have to pay more towards stopping Isle of Wight developers and others breaking planning rules. Meanwhile, the Isle of Wight Council will step back on policing the finer details and concentrate on its...

An application by the end of the month and an award by the end of the year is the hope of the Isle of Wight campaigners behind a bid for dark skies accreditation. A formal application should be submitted to...

After suggestions Dinosaur Isle could leave Sandown, it has now been confirmed it will stay put and talks with the Natural History Museum and the Hampshire Cultural Trust continue. The Isle of Wight Council is looking to secure the future...

The future of Council-owned leisure centres on the Isle of Wight is still being reviewed 6 months on after membership levels at its three 1Leisure centres — Westridge, The Heights and Medina — have not recovered following the COVID-19 pandemic....

The Isle of Wight Council’s ruling administration has suffered another blow after 2 more Councillors — including an executive leader — jumped ship to form a new group. The Empowering Islanders group has last week (Friday 12th May) been created...