After successive clouds of generally gloomy feedback, Isle of Wight health and social care services have received a new vote of confidence. Most of the resident responses compiled in Healthwatch Isle of Wight’s December to January Intelligence Report were positive,...

A popular Isle of Wight campsite could be about to upgrade its facilities. Natalie Rowland of the Caravan and Motorhome Club lodged a planning application with County Hall to upgrade 12 grass pitches to all-weather pitches at its Southland Caravan...

A row has broken out between the Alliance group and the Isle of Wight Conservatives over County Hall’s financial reserves. Cabinet member Jonathan Bacon has blasted a Conservative budget statement this week, denouncing it as a 'gross misrepresentation', 'slapdash' and...

Ventnor Town Council has voted to keep its vital Beach Safety Project using funding from an increase in its precept. At Monday night's meeting at Salisbury Gardens, councillors opted to retain the Ventnor Beach scheme and hold a related public...

A 10-surgery dental practice in the centre of Ryde has been given the go-ahead by the local authority. The Isle of Wight Council approved Damira Dental Studios Ltd’s application for a change of use of part of the upper floors...

Islanders can expect a Government-led consultation and final County Hall vote on Whitehall’s fast-track devolution programme, the Isle of Wight Council’s Chief Executive has confirmed. Updating the Corporate Scrutiny Committee earlier this week, Wendy Perera said a devolution consultation will...

The vice-chair of the Isle of Wight Council's Scrutiny Committee has asked the leader of the Isle of Wight Council as to whether he is placing the local authority in a 'very dangerous position'. At a Corporate Scrutiny Committee meeting...

The Isle of Wight Conservatives have accused the council of 'out of control' spending following its recently announced 2025/26 budget. County Hall’s largest opposition group has said the ruling independent and Green Party alliance is frittering away substantial reserves and...

The council’s budget raises serious concerns around housing and the voluntary sector, the Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have said. County Hall’s third largest councillor grouping expressed disquiet over the Alliance administration’s proposed reduction in affordable housing equity and potential...

A crunch Isle of Wight parish council meeting due to take place this evening (Wednesday) has been cancelled due to an 'administrative error' by its clerk. Shalfleet’s troubled local authority was due to convene at Shalfleet Village Hall at 19:15...