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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...

Indie rock band Wet Leg, who come from the Isle of Wight, have been nominated for 4 BRIT awards. In the news, that was announced today (Thursday) they were nominated in the following categories; Group of the Year, Best New...

18-year-old Cameron Younie from Ryde has been handed a 12-month driving ban after admitting to driving with cannabis in his system. Younie, of Westfield Park, appeared for sentencing at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday, after previously pleading...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have revealed that 96 speeding motorists were caught on the Island's roads in December. RPU teams across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Thames Valley were also heavily committed with Operation Holly throughout...

The future of 1-hour-free parking in Newport remains undecided. The parking pilot was introduced in May last year and allows shoppers to park in Lugley Street, Sea Street and Chapel Street car parks in the town centre for an hour...

A public meeting is to be held in Freshwater next week to discuss an escalation in criminal and nuisance behaviour by youths in the West Wight, which is said to be affecting local residents and businesses. According to locals, a...

A picket line will be established outside St Mary's Hospital next week in support of fair pay for nursing staff on the Isle of Wight. Nurses from Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust, who deliver drug and alcohol support on the Isle...

Monday 2nd January – Friday 6th January 2023 • Lewis Jay Cameron, 22, of Medway in Lake, had a suspended sentence activated for the commission of a further offence whilst on a suspended sentence. He was sentenced to 8 weeks....

Freshwater Parish Council’s plans to build a new skatepark and pump track have now moved to the next stage. The current Freshwater skatepark is coming to the end of its life with repairs and upkeep becoming increasingly costly. The skatepark...

The Isle of Wight has ranked number 1 in the UK in an independent national review of care homes and home care. The findings form part of the TrustedCare care quality league table that compares the performance of 47 counties...