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Sea View Yacht Club wants to put shipping containers in its dinghy park and also run a seasonal outside bar at the main clubhouse. At its base on the Esplanade, the yacht club is seeking permission to build a temporary...

A man who was caught driving to get some medication he had forgotten whilst drunk has been handed a 20-month driving ban. Daniel Walker, 39, of Cliff Path in Sandown, pleaded guilty to 1 count of drink driving when he...

Labour's Gary Clarke The Conservative, Green and Labour candidates for the upcoming Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet by-election have been announced today (Friday). Carol Bryan (Conservative), Doug Alldred (Green Party) and Gary Clarke (Labour) have joined Nick Stuart (Liberal Democrats) and...

Several Freedom of Information Act requests have been lodged with the Isle of Wight Council following the local authority's refusal to tell Islanders the details of its settlement on Floating Bridge 6. Questions have been asked of the Council, including...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (28th October 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17466 £100.00 11500 £100.00 8068 £100.00 1994 £100.00 12200 £100.00 4930 £100.00 11941 £100.00 15625 £100.00 13005 £100.00 13872 £100.00 6998

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 17th October – Friday 21st October 2022 • Harvey Lawrence Biggington, 29, of Monkton Street in Ryde, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order. The order was varied to include an additional 10 hours of unpaid work. He...

A pensioner who waved a knife at his neighbour outside her home in Cowes has pleaded guilty to 2 offences at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this week. Kenneth Berry, 72, of Weston Road in Cowes, pleaded guilty to...

Following a successful trial, the Isle of Wight is now looking to recruit more clinicians to a new role that gives patients better access to health services in their local GP practice. For the past year, Physician Associates have been...

Residents are resisting plans for 2 houses to be built in a rural Isle of Wight village as they claim irreplaceable wetlands would be impacted. Mainland company Domusea Developments have put forward plans for just 2 houses — 1x 3-bed...