Councillors on the Isle of Wight have voted to give themselves a £676 annual pay rise - all in the name of fairness and inflation.

Rental properties belonging to an Isle of Wight councillor will now have to be publicly revealed, despite her efforts to keep the information private.

Isle of Wight residents on low incomes may continue to see the same level of support for their council tax bills amid annual hikes of the property levy.

Councillors on the Isle of Wight could be paid hundreds more in basic allowances.

The community right to bid for ownership of Ventnor Winter Gardens has hit a stumbling block following a meeting last week.

The Labour MP for Isle of Wight West has said he “won’t give up until every last option has been explored” in the fight for more money for the Island.

A proposal to ‘enhance’ a historic Cowes pub with a roof terrace and pergola has been withdrawn after criticism from residents and the local town council.

A court battle with a residents’ group over a controversial 473-home development in Ryde has cost the Isle of Wight Council more than £150,000, it has been revealed.

A former HSS hire centre building in Newport will be given new life storing and selling plastics.

A Victorian villa hotel in the seaside town of Sandown will be converted into supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.