Concern has been raised over the 'financial viability' of primary school closures, after it emerged the controversial plans could cost the Isle of Wight Council millions of pounds. Jen Hughes, a parent representative and campaigner against the closure of Oakfield...

A by-election to contest a vacant Isle of Wight Council seat will be held on 1st May. With Suzie Ellis no longer Central Rural’s Conservative County Hall representative, voters in the ward will soon be able to head to the...

An enforcement case has opened in response to a developer’s alleged breach of planning controls in Freshwater, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed. After Journey Estates Ltd brought machinery into Freshwater’s Birch Close last month, County Hall said it...

A spending package worth £600,000 will be spent on ‘essential works’ on the landslip-hit Leeson Road as part of the Isle of Wight Council’s approved 2025/26 budget. Funding will be targeted at 5 areas: data collection and evaluation, ground movement...

The sale of the former Yarmouth Primary School site to a charity will now go ahead, with development plans including a maritime museum and climate change hub. County Hall’s deputy leader, Councillor Ian Stephens, has approved the detailed terms of...

A watchdog lashed out at the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet earlier this week, saying it was given ‘just 3 working days’ to read 1,700 pages on school closures. At an evening County Hall meeting on Tuesday, the Corporate Scrutiny...

Staff at Isle of Wight primary schools threatened with closure could take part in possible strike action, unions have warned. 5 trade unions, representing thousands of school workers on the Island wrote to the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet yesterday...

Whitehall came under fire at the Isle of Wight Farming Conference last week with one attendee asking how the government can 'recover from its start'. Controversial tax changes announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn surfaced during questions from...

County Hall’s watchdog panel will today (Tuesday) scrutinise the Isle of Wight Council’s expected landmark decision to close 5 primary schools. The Corporate Scrutiny Committee will pore over a paper due to be presented at Thursday’s cabinet meeting which covers...

Isle of Wight councillors have sparred over delivering affordable housing, with one questioning whether it will mean a 'few bits of corrugated iron and a bit of wood'. The dispute has centred on a successful bid by the Conservatives to...