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Bonchurch residents have shown concerns over the proposed traffic increase if plans to build a new hotel and eco-lodges are approved. Concerned village residents think not as they raise traffic objections over the proposed development of East Dene into a...

The Isle of Wight Council is proposing to cut the 50mph speed limit on Racecourse on the outskirts of Newport to 40mph in what seems to be a never-ending effort to grind the Island to a halt. A consultation has...

30-year-old Danny Hanna, who assaulted his then-girlfriend before then trying to get her to change her statement so he wouldn't go to prison, will be sentenced in the courts in February. Hanna, of Sea Road in Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (27th January 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17600 £100.00 6189 £100.00 2046 £100.00 1516 £100.00 10268 £100.00 16122 £100.00 5953 £100.00 11783 £100.00 9784 £100.00 17437 £100.00 5954

Nearly £2million of funding has been given to the Isle of Wight to help discharge hospital patients who are well enough to go home but are blocking much-needed beds. It is part of a £500million national effort to clear the...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Monday 16th January – Friday 20th January 2023 • Nadine Carol Lilley, 48, of West Street, Godshill pleaded guilty to keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. She was fined £40 and ordered to pay excise back duty of £86.67 and...

Ryde residents face a staggering near 10% rise in the town council's precept when this year's council tax bills land on doorsteps, with hopes it will boost Ryde Town Council's coffers by £125,000. Papers have been released by Ryde Town...

A recovery operation is currently being undertaken in Southampton Water this evening (Thursday) after a large container ship broke down. MOL Treasure, a container from Panama, got stuck after lunch today and has been stranded in the busy body of...

Industrial strike action will mean there are to be no Island Line trains on 2 separate days at the start of February. Train drivers who are members of the RMT union, depot drivers and Island Line drivers who are members...