The door is still open for a popular Ventnor café and inclusion hub to get funding from its local town council. Concerns the Better Days Café had been snubbed by a £37,000 Community Support Fund led to its founder, Kirsty...

The Isle of Wight Council has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing child poverty on the Island. In light of a 63% increase in the number of children eligible for free school meals on the Island in the last 4 years...

More houses could be built at the former Whitecroft Hospital site on the outskirts of Newport. Plans are proposed for one of the few areas left at the site that has not yet been developed. Southern Property Development, based in...

The Isle of Wight Council has declared its intent to charge owners of second homes and empty properties more council tax — once it becomes law. How much those property owners will be charged is undecided. Up until Wednesday evening's full...

Isle of Wight Councillors have approved how much money they will give themselves in the coming year. 1 councillor said he felt uncomfortable as he thought was the biggest increase he had seen in years. The authority’s full council agreed...

Yarmouth Town Mayor Jamie Allen has resigned just 7 months into his tenure. Jamie, the Mayor of Yarmouth, sent a letter to councillors announcing his resignation from Yarmouth Town Council on Tuesday (14th March). He was elected into office in...

30 fruit trees have been planted in East Cowes, creating the Queen Elizabeth II Community Orchard, which was officially opened earlier this week (Wednesday). In a joint effort between East Cowes Town Council and Red Funnel, residents will be able...

The fate of a major Isle of Wight housing development will be decided next week – after a study revealed Curlews were only on-site in low numbers. The Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee will meet on Tuesday (21st March)...

Nearly 20,000 people on the Island are unpaid carers and the Isle of Wight Council has pledged to do more to support them. It’s after a survey on the Island found nearly a third of unpaid carers were neglecting themselves...

The historic but ‘neglected’ Victoria Barracks on East Cowes Esplanade could be restored into an education and training facility with residential boarding accommodation, as plans for the future of the site move a step closer. It has been earmarked as...