Taxpayers on the Isle of Wight will pay more for council services than those in Cornwall, Hampshire and Bournemouth. It comes after a near 5% increase in council tax was approved for Isle of Wight residents on Wednesday. Island Band...

It's a new year and the Isle of Wight food hygiene inspectors have been busy - here are the latest scores and which establishments you should try and perhaps those you should swerve. The latest bunch of restaurants, bakeries, shops...

An iconic piece of artwork will be installed on Ventnor Esplanade - but could be removed if it proves too noisy. A Time and Tide Bell has been approved to be placed near the steps of the rotunda bandstand, on...

A former bathroom showroom in Wootton could be turned into flats, removing a large commercial premises from the High Street. There are already 2 flats above the former Atlantis Heating and Plumbing showroom on Wootton High Street, but that number...

The Isle of Wight Council will demand an extra 4.99% from households through their Council Tax bills from April, as councillors have tonight (Wednesday) approved the 2023/24 Budget which will also see parking charges increase and significant cuts made to...

Plans to strip the HSBC building in Ryde when it closes later this year have been put forward to the Isle of Wight Council. The Union Street branch is to close at the end of August, as previously reported by...

An East Cowes cafe has been met with resistance after its owners applied for an alcohol licence. Some local residents of Clarence Road have asked for Betty’s Door application to be rejected — saying it would increase noise and nuisance....

A stroke survivor living here on the Island is making a final plea to the Isle of Wight Council to stop a ‘crucial’ support service being cut. Jill Singleton, 62, said she could not imagine what it would be like...

Local councillor Daryll Pitcher has been found guilty of 2 counts of rape against a child and will now be placed on the Sex Offenders Register. 46-year-old Pitcher, of Norman Way in Wootton, now faces a possible prison sentence after...

The trial of Daryll Pitcher, an Isle of Wight councillor charged with historic child sex abuse, begins its 2nd week today (Monday). Judge, Recorder Richard Onslow, will continue summing up the case today when it is also expected the jury...