Proposed parking restrictions on the Hawthorn estate in East Cowes have been branded ‘completely over the top’ by local councillors. The Isle of Wight Council wants to introduce double yellow lines across 53 areas of the Hawthorn Meadows estate and...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is now out of financial special measures, it has been confirmed. The Trust was placed into special measures in 2019, due to an increased deficit of £13million and ongoing financial underperformance. It led to...

It's a step up from trolley service for these former Island Line trains as they are given a new lease of life as an eatery. Plans have been unveiled by Holliers Farm to change the use of the disused train...

1 year on, the leader of the Isle of Wight Council has looked back at the first 12 months of the Alliance administration’s rule to see what has been achieved. Following the May elections last year — which left the...

Villagers in Bembridge are celebrating this week as it is revealed that a much-detested holiday lodge scheme on Love Lane has been rejected at the highest level. The Planning Inspectorate has refused to allow Love Lane IOW to build 2...

After years of back and forth discussions, stalled plans and going back to the drawing board, fresh ideas for a major, 100 house development in Godshill have finally been submitted. Plans for Lily Cross, on Scotland Farm, were first unveiled...

Customers of the Isle of Wight Council’s ‘tremendously underused and undervalued’ Wightcare service WILL see their fees increase, it has been confirmed. A 13% price hike for the discretionary service was originally approved in February as part of the 2022/23...

A new chair of the Isle of Wight Council has been elected — despite her predecessor saying they faced abuse and threats from the public. At a quarrelsome meeting of the Isle of Wight Council last night (Wednesday), it was...

Plans to restore the Grade II listed Appley Tower on Ryde seafront have finally been submitted. The tower has been closed to the public for many years but now there is fresh hope to bring it back into use. In...

Double yellow lines are planned for one of East Cowes’s busiest estates in an effort to combat haphazard parking said to be compromising the safety of pedestrians. If the orders are introduced they will further restrict parking across 53 areas...