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“We have all been duped and not told the truth about climate change” - that was the claim of a veteran Isle of Wight councillor at a meeting last week. When debating whether or not the Isle of Wight Council...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has added his opposition to controversial plans for 130 new homes on greenfield land in Freshwater. The Camp Road plans have already been met with over 80 objections from local residents. Island Roads and...

An Isle of Wight councillor is stepping up his efforts to tackle speeding in Binstead and the surrounding area - and is calling on fellow councillors to set up speedwatch schemes in their wards. Councillor Ian Dore has been listening...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (24th September 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 14552 £100.00 13139 £100.00 16936 £100.00 14532 £100.00 12841 £100.00 15834 £100.00 7071 £100.00 12723 £100.00 1561 £100.00 16262 £100.00 3026

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: 20/01822/FUL...

A drink driver from Ryde, who was also found to be in possession of cocaine, has been banned from the roads for 18 months. Dayle Campbell, 34, of Great Preston Road, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday charged with drink driving...

Chemotherapy will be delivered by drone and made available to Islanders right here on the Isle of Wight by the end of the year, if a 3-month trial is successful. It has been announced that the Isle of Wight NHS...

Southern Vectis has announced a number of changes to its daily timetable, which will come into effect this weekend. The small changes made are said to maintain a regular and reliable bus service for passengers. The winter timetable will come...

Stoptober is back on 1st October and the campaign is calling on smokers across the Isle of Wight to join the 2.3 million others across England who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it launched a decade ago....

Plans for 7 houses in Gurnard have once again been turned down. Previously rejected last year, a second application put forward by Glen Hepburn, of Hepburns Planning Consultancy, have followed the same route, with planning officers finding 6 reasons to...