CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
A popular Isle of Wight craft attraction is looking to extend its offering by installing holiday accommodation. Chessell Pottery, in Shalcombe off the Middle Road, is most known for its working pottery with visitors able to paint mugs, plates, bowls...
Read moreDetailsThe rental market here on the Isle of Wight has shrunk by 83% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new figures have revealed. In an Isle of Wight Council document, officers say the Island’s housing situation has fundamentally changed...
Read moreDetailsA plan to open a new Tesco on Newport High Street could fuel public disorder if it is given a midnight alcohol licence, it has been claimed. As the national supermarket giant looks to open up another store on the Island, it...
Read moreDetailsMeat and fish stored uncovered in the fridge, a large number of flies and overflowing bins — here's the reason The Breeze's kitchen was temporarily closed back in August. A recently released report from Isle of Wight Council inspectors has...
Read moreDetails3x 3-bed detached homes are wanted for a site at Noke Common, between Cowes and Newport. The plans have been lodged with the Isle of Wight Council by Mr D. Meek. The brownfield site along the Common is currently a...
Read moreDetailsAn Island-run family business has unveiled major plans to regenerate a site at Newport Harbour. Already based in Blackhouse Quay on the River Medina, Isle of Wight Espresso Company is looking to improve its coffee roasting and processing facility as...
Read moreDetailsText messages to patients of an East Cowes doctors’ surgery, asking them to complete an ethnicity survey, are not a scam, the surgery has confirmed. Despite rumblings on social media, the East Cowes Medical Centre, on Church Path, has been...
Read moreDetailsAs energy bills soar and footfall at leisure centres drops, the Isle of Wight Council is facing a more than £1 million hole in its budget - as leisure centres continue to feel the post-COVID-19 effects. At the end of...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire Constabulary has denied claims made against them by the former freeholders of the Ocean Hotel. In a statement to the press earlier this week, Phoenix Commerical Property Development (PCPD) revealed it has walked...
Read moreDetailsA heartbroken and grieving daughter has slammed the Isle of Wight Council and Vectis Housing for a lack of communication after months of delays saw what should have been a momentous and happy occasion turn sour. In 2021, an 18-year-old...
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