An Isle of Wight primary school has slipped from ‘Good’ to ‘Requires improvement’ in its latest Ofsted inspection. Inspectors visited in September and found the quality of education and the leadership and management of Hunnyhill Primary School, in Newport, required...

A council tax increase of 5% is likely for Isle of Wight residents but it still won't be enough for the council to cover a £22million funding gap. Inflationary pressures continue to rise and, facing what it terms a lack...

The Isle of Wight Council has defended spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on legal fees for the Floating Bridge settlement — only to keep the outcome a secret. Last month, the Isle of Wight Council announced...

The saga surrounding the Isle of Wight’s Ocean Hotel in Sandown continues, as its former owners prepare to head back to court in December in an ongoing legal battle with the Isle of Wight Council. A date in the Crown...

The Isle of Wight Council has been criticised for allowing too many houses of multiple occupancies (HMOs) so close together, with Sandown being a hotspot. Sandown Town Council has agreed to write to the Isle of Wight Council questioning its...

Plans for a piece of noisy artwork to be installed on Ventnor Esplanade are being put before the Isle of Wight Council once again. The Time and Tide Bell could be placed on Ventnor Esplanade despite an application earlier this...

Residents of Sandown are likely to face a rise in town council tax — for only the 2nd time in 4 years. It follows a consultation with residents to see what their priorities were and how the town council could...

Fears for the stability of cliffs could put a stop to plans to extend a private tunnel under the Cliff Path in Lake. The private 8-metre tunnel currently connects 2 Cliff Path with its own private viewing platform nestled into...

Liberal Democrat Nick Stuart secured a landslide victory in the Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet by-election yesterday (Thursday), taking a seat on the Isle of Wight Council away from the Conservatives. Top of the by-election poll last night (Thursday), Nick gained...

Another major development has been approved for Gunville, but further road safety measures have been secured. The outline application for more than 100 houses proposed by developers Gallantgreen was approved by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee on Tuesday...