The troubled Cowes Floating Bridge takes an extra 1 minute 30 seconds to cross the River Medina than its predecessor - but bringing back Floating Bridge 5 is not an option due to new rules imposed by Cowes Harbour Commission,...

A lack of available fire crews and several large-scale incidents saw mainland firefighters respond to 15 emergencies on the Isle of Wight last year - twice as many as in 2022. A Freedom of Information request by the Local Democracy...

Increased affordable housing, a study on the future of the iconic Military Road and a facility for children and young people with extensive special needs are all proposals being put forward to change the Isle of Wight Council’s 2024/25 budget....

Treehouses, safari lodges and tiny homes are all part of the planned ‘eco-friendly retreat’, on the main road to Yarmouth. The plans were first unveiled in May 2021, and submitted in the following year to the Isle of Wight Council,...

Floating Bridge 6 will always need a boat to help push it across the River Medina during fast-flowing spring ebb tides, it has been revealed - with suggestions that it should be replaced with a smaller, lighter and electric vessel....

A 22-bedroom house of multiple occupation - more commonly known as a HMO-  could be on the cards for a former care home in Ventnor. Bluebell House, on Mitchell Avenue, has been closed since November 2022. In a letter recently...

Residents living in parts of Ventnor say they have become 'prisoners' due to a lack of public transport owing to a major landslide. No Southern Vectis buses are currently running along the length of Leeson Road, which connects Ventnor and...

A popular Indian restaurant in Cowes — which once played host to billionaire businessman Richard Branson — has improved its food hygiene rating. Following a reinspection at the end of January, Bahar Tandoori, on Cowes High Street, now boasts a...

What used to be Shoe Zone in Shanklin could given a new lease of life, as an Isle of Wight beer cave. The former shoe shop on Regent Street has been empty for nearly 6 months, but it could soon...

A dental bus, which will visit the Isle of Wight in March, has been welcomed by a health watchdog, but the organisation says more needs to be done to fix the Island’s dentist crisis. Healthwatch Isle of Wight has revealed...