CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
Objections to a local takeaway selling alcohol from their converted horsebox in Cowes have been withdrawn. Cowes Town Council had originally objected to a plan by Eat Street to sell pre-ordered booze along with its meals from its base in...
Read moreDetailsThe future of the popular Dinosaur Isle tourist attraction on Culver Parade in Sandown will be the subject of a consultation with key parties — including Sandown town councillors. Speaking at a Sandown Town Council meeting earlier this week, Councillor...
Read moreDetails2 parties have thrown their hat into the ring to manage Ventnor Harbour over the next 5 years. The Isle of Wight Council is on the hunt for someone to run the harbour from 1st April 2023, as it looks...
Read moreDetailsA row over housing figures will come to a head next week as both sides battle over targets that should be set for the Isle of Wight in the next 15 years. As the draft Island Planning Strategy (DIPS) finally...
Read moreDetailsA national supermarket giant has been given permission to move into Newport — after concerns its presence would fuel anti-social behaviour. On Wednesday, the Isle of Wight Council gave Tesco the green light to hold an alcohol and food licence...
Read moreDetailsThe staggering amount it costs the Isle of Wight Council to remove seaweed from Ventnor Harbour has risen once again. The authority has put the 18% increase down to the rise in costs witnessed across all council contracts but it...
Read moreDetailsA Government task force has said there is a lack of strong vision preventing the transformation of Sandown High Street. It has also slammed the Isle of Wight Council’s policy for dealing with dilapidated heritage buildings in the town and...
Read moreDetailsAn 'error' has been found in the controversial West Acre Park planning application as a protected bird species have been left out of the planning process, but developers are working to resolve the issue by working with the local authority...
Read moreDetailsA local town council is objecting to an Isle of Wight takeaway selling alcohol due to its residential location. Eat Street, a takeaway that operates from a converted horsebox around the Island, has applied to the Isle of Wight Council...
Read moreDetailsA row has broken out over a key Isle of Wight Council meeting to approve the draft Island Planning Strategy (DIPS)…the document which will shape housing targets for years to come. Council chair Claire Critchison is facing a growing backlash...
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