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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. Application No: 20/02229/OUT...

Islanders are set to benefit from an increase in the contactless card transaction limit later this month - the second in the past 18 months. From 15th October, the amount that can be spent in one contactless transaction will rise...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging Working Tax Credit customers to check if they need to update their working hours if these have been reduced as a result of coronavirus. During the pandemic, WTC customers have not needed to...

New scanners at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust accounted for an investment of more than £4.1million over the last financial year. A second MRI scanner cost £2million and a CT scanner cost £1.1million, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s...

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has condemned plans to build 7,290 new homes on the Isle of Wight over the next 15 years, stating that number is undeliverable and a potential threat to our UNESCO Biosphere status. CPRE, the...

The furlough scheme, which was introduced by the Government to help millions of people through the coronavirus pandemic, officially comes to an end today (Thursday). Around £70billion has been spent on supporting around 11.6million employees since the scheme was introduced...

Over 150 Bembridge residents met with Island MP Bob Seely earlier this week to share their views on the new draft Island Plan - which will determine where new housing is built on the Island over the next 15 years....

The Isle of Wight has recently received a Silver award from the Institute of Excellence in Public Service for the way in which it responded to the COVID crisis. As previously reported, the submission was made by the Isle of...

Image: Chris Barker A new study led by palaeontologists at the University of Southampton suggests that bones found on the Isle of Wight belong to 2 new species of spinosaurid, a group of predatory theropod dinosaurs closely related to the...

Ventnor's gardeners have come up smelling of roses at the annual South and South East in Bloom competition. Historic Ventnor Park and the town's spectacular seafront cascades caught the judge's eye and delivered the town council and local contractors, John...