Prominent county councillors have given mixed verdicts on the Isle of Wight Council remaining a single unitary authority, as confirmed by the Government this week. Very Broad Church group leader Geoff Brodie described it as a 'pyrrhic victory' (tantamount to...

A petition demanding the Government intervene to secure ‘affordable’ and capped ferry fares for Islanders has been signed by over 2,500 people.

Island Roads has come under fire over its refusal of a one-way system for an Isle of Wight road, with a councillor saying it is “another example” of the provider “not giving a jot” what residents think.

A ‘much-needed’ dog-walking facility could open on agricultural land at a farm near Rookley.

A total of 6 homes may be built on a brownfield site at an Isle of Wight caravan park.

Major restoration work at the Grade II* listed former royal stables at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight has been approved.

A project to build a 145-berth leisure marina in an Isle of Wight harbour will have a likely ‘significant effect’ on the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Natural England has said.

A former fish and chip shop in Cowes will be leased to a local housing association as a single apartment. 

A senior Isle of Wight Council officer has said the local authority is "going out to the market to find out the art of the possible" in respect of the Cowes Floating Bridge replacement project.

As the long-awaited Isle of Wight Council elections on 7th May draw closer, a number of well-known faces at County Hall have already thrown their hat into the ring.