Marks & Spencer is looking to vary a condition on its planning permission, which is now nearly 30 years old. The Newport-based supermarket is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council to keep its delivery gate, on Medina Avenue,...

A former Sandown restaurant could become a holiday flat after an 18-month hunt failed to find a new business tenant. The Surfside Diner fronts both Sandown Esplanade and the High Street, and sits next to the derelict Esplanade Hotel, but...

The former Conservative group leader at the Isle of Wight Council has resigned as a councillor after becoming ‘disillusioned by politics and politicians, nationally and locally’. Steve Hastings, the now-former ward councillor for Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet, has said he...

Police say they have not given up on the Ocean Hotel in Sandown after the courts threw out legal action against its former owner. Hampshire Constabulary has said it will not stop its work to make sure the hotel, on...

Following a national recruitment campaign, 21 candidates have stepped forward to become the Isle of Wight Council’s chief executive and top-paid officer. During the last search for a chief executive, only 2 candidates reached the interview stage and concerns were...

An Isle of Wight Councillor refused to stand for a minute’s silence in remembrance of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a recent council meeting, it has been revealed. Former chair of the council, Councillor Geoff Brodie, was rebuked...

“I cannot do the right thing for these kids; why have I got them when I cannot give them what they need? Deep down I know it’s not true but it is the emotional trauma that comes back to say...

A vote against ‘increasing the average wage, improving health and education and protecting the Island against climate change, or are Isle of Wight councillors ‘kidding themselves if they think it will solve the housing crisis? Two sides of a controversial...

An extension may be sought for the trial of rental e-scooters on the Isle of Wight. Beryl e-scooters were introduced to the Island in November 2022, following a successful bid by Solent Transport — a partnership of the 4 local...

The towns and villages of Sandown Bay could pull together and come up with a plan to get more money pumped into the area. Sandown, Shanklin and Lake have been asked by the Isle of Wight Council whether it would...