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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: 20/01189/HOU...

Police have been busy working to disrupt the supply of Class A drugs across the Isle of Wight. Enforcement work has been undertaken including the execution of a drugs warrant at an address in Shanklin on Tuesday. A 57-year-old woman...

Weekend operations, private treatments and a third MRI scanner are just some of the actions being mooted at St Mary’s Hospital to help catch up with the backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Island’s only hospital tries to recover...

Flu vaccination clinics across the South East of England - including here on the Isle of Wight - are underway and the NHS is encouraging anyone who is eligible for a free flu vaccination to book an appointment with their...

Stabilising works are proposed for a section of the Military Road, with fears the section could be in danger of collapsing in just 7 years if no action is taken. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council...

Planning enforcement officers have been inundated with complaints over the lockdown period as people have taken the chance to do some jobs around the house — but may not have the right permissions in place to do so. At a...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking applications for a share of a new £375,000 small to medium enterprise (SME) grant fund. The Restart and Recovery & Kickstarting Tourism Grants have been created specifically to help SMEs in the...

The Isle of Wight Hunt has been cautioned for breaking a noise abatement notice. A trial was scheduled to be heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court over 2 days this week, to hear evidence of how the Hunt...

Assistant Chief Constable Maggie Blyth of Hampshire Constabulary has written a letter to locals addressing the new coronavirus restrictions. It is now illegal in England to have a social gathering of more than 6 people - dubbed the 'Rule of...

Troubles getting a COVID-19 test on the Isle of Wight has led heads of public health bodies to call on the government to do something to help a ‘faltering system’ — as people are travelling on and off the Island...