The latest master plan for the redevelopment of an Isle of Wight ferry terminal could be unveiled later this year — while East Cowes Town Council (ECTC) has criticised a delay to a proposal being made public. In the last...

Plans to change a recently built cafe into holiday lets at Totland Pier have been refused. The Bay Cafe was built as part of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Totland Pier and opened for a season in 2021. But it did not...

It looks likely that there could be 50 fewer primary school places on the Isle of Wight from September 2024. 4 schools could have admission numbers reduced, as the Island continues to see a drop in birth rate and declining...

56-year-old Simon Wheeler, who turned up at a town council meeting in the presence of an Isle of Wight Councillor he was banned from being in contact with, has been found guilty of deliberately breaching a restraining order. Wheeler, of...

A Ryde to Southampton summer ferry, trains to Newport and Ventnor, and improved mainland connections are among the schemes which could be introduced to the Isle of Wight by 2050. Transport for the South East (TfSE) has unveiled plans as...

Hopes of reducing Sandown Town Council’s ‘eyewatering’ precept increase have been scrapped. Following a meeting last month, Sandown residents are in for a 49.9% town council tax precept rise — which would see bills increase an average of £72.70 a...

For the 3rd year in a row and in stark contrast to other towns across the Island, Shanklin residents will pay less towards their town council bill. Shanklin Town Council (STC) has been able to reduce its precept, meaning a Band...

A bed and breakfast in Sandown could be turned into a youth facility, helping teenage care leavers become independent. The Lyndhurst Guest House, on Royal Crescent, has been running since 1999 but was put up for sale in the past...

The Isle of Wight Council has given a popular East Cowes cafe the green light to sell alcohol. Owners of Betty’s Door, on Clarence Road, had faced resistance from a small band of neighbours who thought allowing the cafe to...

Controversial plans have been approved for a house in the heart of Cowes. A 4-bed house described as ‘high-quality and of contemporary design’ will now be built on Market Hill, Cowes, on a site residents say has been untidy and...