Action is still to be taken to spruce up a Sandown eyesore hotel with the Isle of Wight Council saying it is disappointed with the owners, who have failed to tidy up the Esplanade site. Earlier this month, the Isle...

Rotten floorboards and a collapsed staircase could be removed from Northwood House, if permission is granted. Work is planned at the Grade II* listed building by the Northwood House Charitable Trust to ensure there is no further deterioration to part...

Another hint of what could be in store for East Cowes seafront in the near future has been unveiled. The town is on the up after the Isle of Wight Council was successful in securing £5.8million as part of the...

Sandown has a ‘golden opportunity’ to improve its High Street, according to town councillor Ian Ward, as a government task force steps in. The Bay's deteriorating town has been labelled an area of specific challenge and has been selected by...

The results of a recent survey has seen Isle of Wight GP surgeries rated based on what patients think, with South Wight Medical Practice, Argyll House and Tower House coming out on top. In the national, annual GP survey, patients...

A rural Isle of Wight primary school — which has survived the threat of closure — has improved its Ofsted rating to 'Good' for the first time in almost 10 years. Chillerton and Rookley Primary School, part of the Stenbury...

An Isle of Wight man has been slapped with a £70 parking ticket whilst queuing to board the Cowes Floating Bridge. Mark Searson was in the queue for the River Medina crossing — on the East Cowes side — when...

A former education centre and hospital building on the Isle of Wight is proposed to be demolished to make way for housing. Thompson House, on Sandy Lane in Gatcombe, was once an education tuition centre and the base for Isle...

Question marks are hanging over a Nettlestone housing development after double yellow lines on the access road were refused. 30 objections to plans for the restrictions on Seaview Lane were received by the Isle of Wight Council, from residents worried...

Treehouses, safari lodges and tiny homes are all part of plans unveiled for an ‘eco-friendly retreat’ near Yarmouth. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for ‘The Woodlands’, next to Lucketts Farm at Lee Copse — a...