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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...

A renovator who picked up a metal bar and threatened a man who owed him money has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge by the courts. 64-year-old Leslie Williams, of Fernhill in Wootton, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday charged with...

Beryl has revealed that riders of their e-scooters on the Isle of Wight covered a whopping 156,924 miles across 73,478 journeys in 2021 - the equivalent to over 6 times round the globe. Since launching in December last year, Beryl...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has hit back at critics over the decision to not prioritise the regeneration of the disused prison, Camp Hill. The Alliance Administration announced its intentions recently to focus on delivering the 3...

Isle of Wight charity The Footprint Trust has come up with 12 top Christmas tips to help keep Islanders safe and warm this festive period. You can’t forget that Christmas is almost upon us, as the countdown started in October!...

Smallbrook Lane will remain open to motorists in one direction only over the festive period, Island Roads has confirmed. It was originally planned that all traffic restrictions in the area would be removed between 24th December and 4th January, but...

A 19-year-old from East Cowes who decided to drink-drive after realising he had left his bag in Ryde has been banned from the roads for 20 months. Ben Gerrard, of Adelaide Grove, was found standing beside his upturned car by...

Children’s lives will be safer now traffic restrictions on a road in Cowes have been approved, according to the local councillor. Traffic regulation orders were approved in East Cowes and Cowes at Thursday's cabinet meeting to increase the level of...

Passengers will still find it easy to travel across the Isle of Wight this Christmas Day - thanks to special services from Southern Vectis. The operator has announced its festive timetable, which is designed to help get local people and...

A man who threatened to burn a pub down with everyone still inside has received an immediate 4-month custodial sentence after appearing in court charged with a total of 4 offences. 36-year-old Darren Cook, of Cockleton Lane in Gurnard, appeared...