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Councillors from the Isle of Wight Council's Alliance Group have laid out the 'problem with planning' on the Island, whilst encouraging locals to participate in a consultation on the next Island Plan. The group recognises that some Islanders are unhappy...

Festival revellers will have to show proof of a double vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test in order to attend this year's Isle of Wight Festival, it has been confirmed. Organisers of the event, which will take place between...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is encouraging eligible Island businesses to apply for clean air fund grants before the funding runs out. Last year Portsmouth City Council was instructed by the Government to introduce a Class B charging Clean...

Electric vehicle charging points are to be installed at fire stations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as part of the fire service's drive to be carbon neutral by 2050. The move will pave the way for Hampshire &...

The paddling pool at East Cowes Esplanade has been closed due to a blocked pipe, the Town Council has confirmed. Children were left feeling somewhat blue last month when the paint used to spruce up the free-to-use pool started coming...

Rookley's Football Development Centre has once again been damaged by vandals, with a gate broken and the pitch ruined by a vehicle that has seemingly driven over it. Vandals have once again targeted the Football Development Centre in Rookley and...

Southern Vectis is marking World Breastfeeding Week - Sunday 1st August to Saturday 7th August - by encouraging more of the Isle of Wight’s new mothers to feel confident when breastfeeding out in public. The bus operator is making it...

30-year-old Regan Gandy has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after she crashed into a parked car whilst high on cannabis back in February of this year. Gandy, of Trafalgar Road in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

The Isle of Wight Council is teaming up with Amey to tackle food waste this summer as a study conducted in 2020 found that 25% of general waste was food that could have been recycled. Almost a fifth of Island...

Hovertravel have had to suspend their cross-Solent service this morning (Friday) due to the adverse weather conditions currently affecting the South of England. A yellow weather warning for strong winds is in force from the IW Met Service until 16:00...