Councillors may decide later this week to cut the discretionary rate relief available for private schools on the Isle of Wight, meaning they will have to start paying Business Rates on their properties. The Alliance administration will consider a proposal...

An Isle of Wight trade unionist has requested the Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet withdraw its school closure plans, warning that everyone connected with the council could be drawn into disrepute. Speaking at last week's Cabinet meeting, Mark Chiverton, the...

Concern has been raised over the 'financial viability' of primary school closures, after it emerged the controversial plans could cost the Isle of Wight Council millions of pounds. Jen Hughes, a parent representative and campaigner against the closure of Oakfield...

A by-election to contest a vacant Isle of Wight Council seat will be held on 1st May. With Suzie Ellis no longer Central Rural’s Conservative County Hall representative, voters in the ward will soon be able to head to the...

An enforcement case has opened in response to a developer’s alleged breach of planning controls in Freshwater, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed. After Journey Estates Ltd brought machinery into Freshwater’s Birch Close last month, County Hall said it...

A spending package worth £600,000 will be spent on ‘essential works’ on the landslip-hit Leeson Road as part of the Isle of Wight Council’s approved 2025/26 budget. Funding will be targeted at 5 areas: data collection and evaluation, ground movement...

The sale of the former Yarmouth Primary School site to a charity will now go ahead, with development plans including a maritime museum and climate change hub. County Hall’s deputy leader, Councillor Ian Stephens, has approved the detailed terms of...

A watchdog lashed out at the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet earlier this week, saying it was given ‘just 3 working days’ to read 1,700 pages on school closures. At an evening County Hall meeting on Tuesday, the Corporate Scrutiny...

Staff at Isle of Wight primary schools threatened with closure could take part in possible strike action, unions have warned. 5 trade unions, representing thousands of school workers on the Island wrote to the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet yesterday...

Whitehall came under fire at the Isle of Wight Farming Conference last week with one attendee asking how the government can 'recover from its start'. Controversial tax changes announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn surfaced during questions from...