LATE-NIGHT CAR FIRE BLOCKS RURAL ROAD NEAR BRIGHSTONE
26th July 2026
A former launderette in Wootton is set for a new slice of life as a bakery come pizzeria, meaning the smell of clean clothes will be swapped for wafts of fresh bread. Plans have been unveiled to transform the washing...
Read moreDetailsLocal patients could soon be heading to the Riverway Industrial Estate for their doctor's appointments as plans are submitted for a new GP surgery at the site of the former Natwest Bank. Healthcare building specialists Assura have submitted an application...
Read moreDetailsThe green light has been given for County Hall to recruit a new chief executive to head up the Isle of Wight Council — 4 months after its previous holder left. John Metcalfe, the former chief executive, left at the...
Read moreDetailsA new community hub has opened in East Cowes — bringing the old and the new together, according to a local councillor. Unveiled on Thursday, the new East Side Curve stands next to the East Cowes Town Hall in the...
Read moreDetails2 luxury villas could be built on the site of a dilapidated building overlooking Cowes Esplanade, should plans be approved. Hamlet Court Regeneration has lodged plans with the Isle of Wight Council following years of talks, to demolish the unlisted...
Read moreDetailsSupermarket giant Aldi has confirmed that it will be opening another store on the Isle of Wight - this time in Newport. Joining Costa and McDonald’s, Aldi is the latest national chain to announce that it will be heading to...
Read moreDetailsConservative councillors on the Isle of Wight have revealed who they will be voting for as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister. Both candidates...
Read moreDetailsDevelopers of an extended solar park in the West Wight say they have no links to a Russian oil company. The Barnfield Solar Farm would be extended by almost 100 acres and created south of Thorley on Wilmingham Lane, with...
Read moreDetailsThe new Tesco store that is to come to Newport High Street may be able to sell alcohol from 06:00 all the way up to midnight 7-days-a-week. Permission is being sought, as more detail about the new store for Newport...
Read moreDetailsCar parking charges on the Isle of Wight will rise just in time for the August Bank Holiday, it has been confirmed by the local authority. Islanders and visitors will now have to pay 10p more an hour to park...
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