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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. New Applications Application...

The Isle of Wight Council have confirmed that you won't be seeing the Cowes floating bridge back in action until next Tuesday. The scheduled maintenance works are now complete and it was due to return to service tomorrow (Friday). However,...

Jay Miller's Circus won't be coming to the Isle of Wight this Summer but could return in the Autumn, it has been announced. The circus' annual summer tour has been called off as a result of COVID-19. Peppi the clown...

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council has voted to oppose controversial plans to build more than 40 houses at Seaclose Park. Not one council member opposed a motion by Councillor Mary Craven to ‘unreservedly oppose’ the plans drawn up by mainland...

International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has today (Thursday) announced £18 million of new UK aid in response to locust outbreaks across Africa and Asia during a visit to Micron Group here on the Isle of Wight. The new UK aid...

More slots are going to be made available at tips on the Isle of Wight - but you STILL cannot dump black bags and general waste. Since May, Island residents have had to pre-book a slot at the 2 household...

Lengthy diversions will be in place for motorists heading to and from Cowes this weekend as work continues on the major St Mary's roundabout scheme. Medina Way (Parkhurst Road) will be closed between St Mary’s Roundabout and the entrance to...

The Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint will now take place over the weekend of 27th & 28th March 2021, it has been announced. This motorsport event will take place at Culver Parade, Sandown and was originally scheduled for March this...

Family members will soon be able to visit loved ones in care homes across the Isle of Wight following the publication of new guidance by the Government today (Wednesday). The isolating effects of lockdown have been difficult for residents and...

The amount of people going to A&E has returned to pre-COVID levels and despite other challenges faced at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, staff have been meeting waiting time targets. In June, 3,425 people went to A&E or the...