Latest News

Tesco Extra in Ryde is planning to install a number of electric vehicle charging points. The supermarket off Brading Road has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to install an LCD media screen and 3 flag pole signs to...

HSS Hire, which has a tool hire and traffic management base on the Isle of Wight, has announced it is to cut around 300 jobs and close 134 of its stores. Many of the national chain's stores have been closed...

Councillors have thrown their support behind the new public space protection orders (PSPOs) but questioned how it could be properly enforced. The new PSPOs are set for approval today (Thursday) by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet and will make...

Side thrusters are the latest solution being put forward to solve the problem of the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge - costing yet more money. Isle of Wight Council officer Alex Minns told a meeting of the corporate scrutiny committee that...

Police forces and local councils will receive an additional £60 million to step up their enforcement of coronavirus rules as part of the Government’s plans to tackle the rise in infections. The surge funding, recently announced by the Prime Minister,...

Britain's love affair with the Tikka Masala may be coming to an end, as new research during National Curry Week shows the UK’s taste for hotter curries is increasing year-on-year. Since the 1970s, curry houses have become popular all over...

The COVID-19 testing system ‘isn’t smart enough’ to recognise the water between the Isle of Wight and the mainland, admits the Island’s public health boss. Simon Bryant, the Isle of Wight’s director of public health, said the testing capacity nationally...

Extra support will be given to the Isle of Wight Council to help them to prepare for the introduction of landmark legislation that will ensure domestic abuse victims and their families get the vital help they need. Thousands of people...

A touring caravan park on the outskirts of Newport could become static lodges in a bid to try and keep up with the current market. In an application submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, Mr S. Smith is asking...

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 28th September – Friday 2nd October 2020   • Steven Leigh Vanner, 35, of Carisbrooke Road in Newport, was found...