Around 50 concerned parents, pupils and allies gathered outside County Hall yesterday afternoon (Thursday) to protest the proposed closure of 6 primary schools - but councillors last night decided to press ahead with the consultation process. Ashley Whittaker, the Council's...

Summerfields Primary School in Newport has raised expectations and improved its quality of education, according to inspectors. Ofsted has awarded Summerfields a 'good' rating across all inspection indicators including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and personal development. In a...

An Isle of Wight NHS pharmacy owner has had to rely on life savings to keep his business afloat amid a national pharmacy crisis. Owner of Regent Pharmacy, Gary Warner, has said he is the '189th busiest pharmacy' in the...

Isle of Wight councillors and council officers received a grilling over possible school closures yesterday evening at Newport’s County Hall. Concerned members of the public asked a series of searching questions of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, from the council chamber’s...

Opposition to the proposed closure of 6 Isle of Wight primary schools has been stepped up with another protest held this morning (Wednesday) - this time outside Oakfield Primary School. Parents, teachers and community campaigners have called public meetings and...

A meeting discussing plans that threaten the closure of Oakfield Primary School in Ryde had an 'incredible' turnout at St John’s Church Hall last night (Thursday). Councillor Michael Lilley chaired the Ryde Appley and Elmfield ward meeting and told attendees he...

ExxonMobil’s Solent CO2 Pipeline cannot be installed without “potentially devastating impacts” on the Isle of Wight National Landscape, a conservation body has warned. The Isle of Wight National Landscape (IWNL) partnership, which works to promote the conservation and enhancement of...

The majority of recent feedback on the Isle of Wight’s health and social care services is negative, according to an Island watchdog. Healthwatch Isle of Wight’s (HIW) findings show residents are reporting long waits for autism and ADHD assessments, positive...

A survey that will help shape the future of the Island’s habitats and wildlife is due to close tomorrow (Sunday). The Island Nature Survey will influence the Isle of Wight Council’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), a nature conservation plan...

Some of the Isle of Wight’s most contentious planning proposals will be discussed at a Freshwater Parish Council meeting next Tuesday. The parish council’s planning committee will meet at 18:45 in the large hall at the Memorial Hall on Avenue...