A letter urging ‘immediate safety measures’ be implemented on a busy road in Northwood, as a ‘matter of urgency’, has been sent to the Isle of Wight Council. Northwood Parish Council has written to County Hall leader Phil Jordan on...

Plans for a contentious mixed-use development that could be built on the edge of a Freshwater have been revised and resubmitted to the Isle of Wight Council. Stephen Hucklesby’s amended proposals include 60 residential units with a minimum 35% of...

A bid to build 14 houses on land near Cowes has provoked mixed responses from parish and town councils in the area. Northwood Parish Council objected to the application for 14 residential units on land at Comforts Farm off Pallance...

New playground equipment in Big Mead park, a sea wall restoration and a redecorated Shanklin Cliff Lift are just some of the ideas being mooted as part of an Isle of Wight regeneration plan. A host of Shanklin works included...

A luxury Isle of Wight hotel with panoramic sea views could see further works to enhance its services and customer experience. A2K Leisure LLP has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to install a new entrance...

Businesses and charitable organisations in Ryde - including a popular cinema dating back to the 1930s - could receive up to £12,633.14 in facelift grants. Ryde Town Council’s Community Planning Committee has decided to go ahead with 2025/26 grant applications...

A popular Isle of Wight hotel will get a new changing room to serve its outside swimming pool – so bathers don’t have to walk from the pool through the restaurant anymore. Steven Wells of Garden Isle Hotels’ planning application...

A former farmhouse 'plagued by trespassers and vandals' looks set to be demolished by those behind the Pennyfeathers scheme in Ryde. Smallbrook Developments Limited has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to demolish the Prestwood Grange...

Shanklin Town Council has approved thousands of pounds in event grants, including for one of the Island’s most celebrated Summer carnivals. At a meeting on Thursday night, councillors gave the go ahead to funding applications for both Shanklin Carnival 2024/25...

A farm barn on the outskirts of Cowes could be turned into a 4-bedroom house. Gary Ball has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for prior approval to convert an agricultural building on the Lower Luton Farm in Northwood...