3 family size, 2-storey houses look set to be built on land to the south of Northwood, extending an existing development. Robert Russell has applied for planning permission to build 3 homes, classed as market housing, off Newport Road between...

A powerful motion in response to the 'ongoing genocide against Palestine by Israel' will be taken to the Isle of Wight’s full council. Speaking at County Hall last week, Empowering Islanders group leader Councillor Chris Jarman said it was a...

A proposal to turn a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into ‘affordable’ rental accommodation, including a 9-bed HMO, has been withdrawn. Mr R. Owolabi’s plans, which faced opposition from members of the public, a local council and Island Roads, were...

Concern over the Isle of Wight Council’s affordable housing delivery surfaced at County Hall yesterday amid “challenged economic circumstances”. Independent socialist councillor Geoff Brodie spotlighted the issue during a policy, finance and resources committee meeting, describing it as “consistently the...

4 ‘affordable’ rental flats specifically for veterans will be built on vacant land in Newport, it has been decided. Planners have given the go-ahead to an application for four one-bedroom flats on land between 36 and 42 New Street in...

The lack of short stay car parks in Ventnor is placing an 'extra expense' on shoppers and negatively impacting local businesses, according to Isle of Wight councillor Ed Blake. Cllr Blake, who represents Ventnor and St Lawrence, has submitted a...

A significant number of the 19 remedial actions issued by the Isle of Wight Council to restore Ventnor Winter Gardens are still outstanding, a public meeting at the town’s Better Days Cafe heard earlier this week. In an update on...

A well-established Isle of Wight yacht club will carry out upgrades to allow it to ‘meet demand’ for its popular free sailing lessons for school children. Sea View Yacht Club’s (SVYC) plans for a set of facilities upgrades at its...

A decision to make cuts to frontline firefighting across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has been delayed - but the closure of Bembridge and Yarmouth fire stations is being pushed forward. It was on Friday that the authority was...

County Hall’s role in the Isle of Wight’s United Nations Biosphere came under scrutiny last week (Thursday), with questions asked over costs to Island taxpayers. At the most recent Environment and Community Protection Committee (ECPC), the Conservatives’ Sandown South representative...