A councillor has branded a government plan to speed up the discharge of Isle of Wight hospital patients who are well enough to leave as ‘not very helpful’. It has also been revealed that, on Monday, there were only 19...

The future of 1-hour-free parking in Newport remains undecided. The parking pilot was introduced in May last year and allows shoppers to park in Lugley Street, Sea Street and Chapel Street car parks in the town centre for an hour...

The Isle of Wight Council could be left with just £2million to spend before it hits serious financial trouble, it has been revealed, as the anticipated budget approaches. With the cost of living crisis continuing and added inflationary pressures, the...

The Tour of Britain cycling race could come to the Isle of Wight in 2024, to make up for the lost leg of the race last year. The final stage of 2022’s Tour of Britain was due to take place...

Newport and Carisbrooke residents could see their town council tax frozen but no new play equipment would be added to the parks in the area as the cost of living impact continues. Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council’s preliminary budget for...

A ‘tired and dated’ but popular café on the popular Shanklin cliff path could be renovated with a flat on top. Fears have been raised about cliff stability with the demolish and rebuild plan. Blueberry’s Café, on the Cliff Path...

The Isle of Wight Council has been left £350,000 out of pocket after the last leg of the elite Tour of Britain cycling event was cancelled - and the public, taxpayer-funded purse may not see a penny of that figure...

Last year was a positive year for tourism, the head of Visit Isle of Wight has claimed. Speaking to an Isle of Wight Council committee on Thursday last week, the director of the tourism organisation, Will Myles, gave an update...

A quarter of regular users of the Isle of Wight Floating Bridge have rated the council-run service as poor. A further 1-in-5 passengers think the Medina River link, between Cowes and East Cowes, is below average. A survey was sent...

An Isle of Wight town council has agreed to freeze its council tax precept for the 2nd year running. On Tuesday evening, Yarmouth Town Council decided its 2023 precept level would remain the same as 2022’s, despite rising costs. In...