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A family of tenant farmers in Ryde have backtracked on an agreement of £800,000 to leave Westridge Farm and become freehold farmers after their demands for a further £200,000 were rejected.  The Holliday family now hope that planning permission won't...

The Isle of Wight Council’s transport chief is calling for a crackdown on pavement parking, which could lead to traffic wardens having powers to issue penalty points to drivers. Councillor Ian Ward, the cabinet member for infrastructure and transport, wants...

A local company is in the running to be named one of the best rural businesses in the UK after being shortlisted for a national Rural Business Award. Brightbulb Design, based in Wootton, has been shortlisted in the best professional...

Businesses on the Isle of Wight are being warned of difficult months ahead by R3, the trade body for restructuring and insolvency professionals. It says concerns are mounting that a wave of business closures could be on the horizon in...

One of the new trains for Island Line has been seen rolling along the tracks for the very first time ahead of its arrival on the Isle of Wight. Mark Hopwood, Managing Director of South Western Railway, has shared a...

The Isle of Wight Council has welcomed new government measures designed to protect renters during the national coronavirus restrictions. Safeguards, including the pause on evictions, means evictions will not be enforced until 11th January 2021 at the earliest, supporting individuals...

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 9th November – Friday 13th November 2020   • Robert Kasperski, 46, of no fixed abode, admitted assault by beating,...

Premier Inn has taken the decision to push back the much-anticipated opening of their new hotel in Sandown until the end of January 2021. The brand new, 100-bed hotel and Cookhouse & Pub restaurant were completed earlier this year and...

The RSPCA is bracing itself for the toughest Christmas yet as the charity fears the financial strain from the Coronavirus pandemic could mean a rise in pets being abandoned and neglected. Last Christmas Day, the charity received more than 950...

The bereaved have been flouting socially distancing rules at the Isle of Wight Crematorium, a meeting of the Isle of Wight Cabinet heard. Reminders have been issued to those visiting the crematorium to stick to the protective COVID measures –...