More than 180 objections have been lodged against the 50-home scheme put forward for Puckpool Hill in Ryde, which is coming before the Isle of Wight Council for the 3rd time in 18 months. First submitted by the RJB SIBA...

As families are struggling with the impact of poverty, the Isle of Wight Council is seeing an increase in referrals to its children’s services team. The area director for the authority, Kim Goode, said at points the number of referrals had...

Plans to convert an empty bank on Sandown High Street into a 4-bedroom house are recommended for refusal by planning officers after the change of property use was deemed 'undesirable'. The plan first came before the Isle of Wight Council...

A dedicated children’s wing, moving the fracture clinic and a new 18-bed surgical ward are among the big improvements planned at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is proposing 3 extensions for St Mary’s...

Parking charges could be reintroduced at one of the Island’s last free car parks – Maresfield Road in East Cowes. This is despite a petition from 75 local business employees and 8 other objections. The Isle of Wight Council says...

The announcement of a mainland surgery hub that aims to cut some surgery waiting times for Isle of Wight patients has been met with mixed reactions. If approved by NHS England, it would be built in Winchester, for Hampshire and...

The Isle of Wight Council has announced that it is caring for 17 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children — but the majority are now living in London. This is after the government made it mandatory, under the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), for...

A health watchdog has found that Island patients face long waits and 'very poor' online doctors' services as healthcare provisions continue to struggle.  The report that was conducted post-COVID-19 also found that GP surgery employees are reporting ‘rock bottom’ staff...

Scrutiny councillors have said that more needs to be done to solve the Island's dentistry problems after there were no takers for a big NHS dental practice on the Island, which could have provided enough capacity to solve the current issues....

A taskforce will be created by the Isle of Wight Council to address the transport issues facing people who have to travel to the mainland for treatment. There are problems which fail to be addressed, said the council’s health and...