Campaigners are looking forward to Chillerton and Rookley Primary School flourishing again now that the axe has been lifted from over it. The Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet member for children’s education, Councillor Debbie Andre, announced earlier this week that...

Affordable housing for hospital staff, a care home, assisted living accommodation and independent living lodges could all be coming to the St Mary’s Hospital site, alongside an improved intensive care unit and emergency department. It forms part of major £25.5million...

The owners of the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown have refused to comply with an enforcement notice issued by the local authority and will now be going to court to appeal against the order. News that the enforcement notice isn't...

Objections are once again mounting against the 900-house Pennyfeathers development in Ryde. In a bid to determine final details of the scheme, a revised reserved matters application has been submitted setting out specifications for the layout, landscaping, appearance, access and...

Major improvements to the Island’s bus services look likely to be shelved after the Isle of Wight Council missed out on government funding. As part of a multi-billion pound ‘Bus Back Better’ scheme, local authorities had been asked to create...

Patients still testing positive for COVID-19 are being sent home from St Mary’s as the hospital bids to open up bed space. Due to the significant and sustained pressures, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has had to make difficult...

The final handover of the overdue 'Energy from Waste' plant on Forest Road has been pushed back once again. It has now been 3 years since the supposed commencement date for the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to start full-scale operations....

“I don’t need a major pay increase” - that's the words of an Isle of Wight taxi driver railing against a controversial price hike, with a local charity also objecting to the plans, fearing for the people it represents. It comes...

The cost of burials on the Isle of Wight could stay the same after an increase in fees was halted, but the price of cremations is still set to rise. The pause in the charge increase, however, has already lost...

The third annual report by the Isle of Wight’s director of public health has identified 5 areas on the Island where Islanders’ mental health has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new tool featured in the report,...