Access to mental health support for young people on the Isle of Wight will be examined by councillors this week, amid serious concerns with delays in accessing treatment right across the country. The adult social care, public health and housing...

An Island pro-Palestine activist has voiced concern over Isle of Wight Council pension fund investments potentially being 'complicit' in Israeli war crimes. Marilyn Barrett from the newly formed Isle of Wight branch of the nationwide Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) questioned...

The proposed West Acre Park development in Ryde is back in the spotlight, with updated planning documents now submitted for consideration. The application, which includes more than 470 much-needed homes as well as commercial space, a doctor’s surgery and a...

A total of 4 affordable rental flats, specifically for veterans, could be built on derelict land in Newport. County Hall’s community-led housing officer, John Prickett, has applied for planning permission to construct a block of 4x 1-bedroom flats at 38–40...

A new restaurant headed up by the owner of Ryde’s popular Ada Mediterranean Kitchen will open in Ryde, following the approval of planning permission. Planners have given the go-ahead to Sinan Keskin’s application for a change of use of 165...

Council land and property assets will be used to prioritise social housing wherever possible, the Isle of Wight Council has decided. At Wednesday's Full Council meeting, the chamber voted to agree and adopt the Land and Property Asset Disposal Policy...

'Terrorising' shoplifters, people 'defecating in bushes' and drivers speeding 'like lunatics' were among a number of crime and anti-social behaviour concerns raised at a public meeting in Ryde. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones and...

An Island man has been waiting 818 days for an inquest on his partner, the Isle of Wight Council heard earlier this week (Wednesday). In a public question, Moses Gibson asked how long County Hall has been aware of the...

Retiring Isle of Wight hoteliers have been given permission to turn their Shanklin hotel into a house. Mr and Mrs Webster, who have run the Edgecliffe Hotel for 25 years, have been granted planning permission to give their property a...

A new residential home providing ‘vital’ accommodation for children in care could soon open in Sandown, if planning permission is granted. Next Wave Care Group (NWCG) has submitted a change of use application to County Hall to convert an existing...