NO DECISION MADE ON CONTROVERSIAL PLANNING STRATEGY DESPITE 3-HOUR MEETING
No decision has been made on the Island Planning Strategy, despite a 3-hour meeting at County Hall to discuss the matter last night (Wednesday). The controversial planning strategy — which would set the Island’s housing targets for the next 15...
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NEW COFFEE ROASTING FACILITY AND VISITOR CENTRE IN NEWPORT A STEP CLOSER
An Isle of Wight coffee company is a step closer to expanding its business at Newport Harbour. The family-run Isle of Wight Espresso Company is based at Blackhouse Quay and has been since 1990, leasing 2 warehouses from the Isle...
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TREES OUTSIDE COUNTY HALL TO BE CUT AMID FEARS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
The large trees outside the home of the Isle of Wight Council are to be chopped down after suffering from decay for the last 4 years, but they will be replaced next year. In recent months, fencing has been erected...
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CASE AGAINST OCEAN HOTEL’S STEPHEN PURVIS DISCONTINUED
The case against former Ocean Hotel owner Stephen Purvis, who allegedly failed to keep his property on the Isle of Wight safe, has been thrown out. Stephen Purvis, 41, of Windlestone, Ferryhill, County Durham, was due to appear before the...
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HERE’S EXACTLY WHAT THE 39 SEATS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL LOOK LIKE
It's been a whole 17 months since the Island’s last local election, but how well do you know the Isle of Wight Council? Current councillors, sitting on the Island’s unitary authority, were voted in on 6th May 2021 after a...
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NEW TOILETS AT SHANKLIN ON THE MOVE AS THEY WOULD BE TOO CLOSE TO SEWAGE PIPE
New public toilets on Shanklin seafront will now be placed in a different location. Plans had been put in place by Shanklin Town Council (STC) to place pay-as-you-go toilets by Chine Bluff. They would have replaced the current provision. However,...
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SHANKLIN DOTTO TRAIN RETURN STILL POSSIBLE DESPITE CAUTION EXPRESSED BY TOP COUNCILLOR
The return of a Dotto train in Shanklin has not been ruled out — although caution has been voiced by a top councillor. The iconic vehicle has been absent from the town for more than 10 years now but with...
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WORK TO TRANSFORM FORMER CHIPPY IN SANDOWN SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY CHRISTMAS SAY DEVELOPERS
A new lease of life is being granted to a Sandown High Street property by an Island firm that hopes to kickstart the town’s regeneration. The building which previously housed the Sandown Chef Fish and Chip Shop and Sandown Kebab...
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COUNTRYSIDE CHARITY THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND CHANGE IN HOUSING STRATEGY FIGURES
A countryside charity has joined calls for the Isle of Wight Council to use more up-to-date data in its latest housing strategy. The Isle of Wight branch of CPRE — The Countryside Charity (previously the Campaign for the Protection of...
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COUNCIL URGED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AS 54% OF ISLAND HOUSEHOLDS ‘WILL BE UNDER FOOD OR ENERGY STRESS’
More than half of Island households will be under food or energy stress this winter, according to an Isle of Wight Labour councillor. Councillor Richard Quigley is urging the Isle of Wight Council to declare a Cost of Living Emergency...
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