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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...

Anyone heading into Newport on Monday will notice something a bit different as a number of temporary changes will have been made in the town centre to make it safer and more spacious for pedestrians. The changes are part of...

The Isle of Wight Council has successfully defended its legal case to protect taxpayers' money and school funding in a landmark judgement. In 2013, the governing body of Christ the King College entered into a 15-year hire contract with BOSHire...

An object feared to be an explosive prompted a call out for Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team this morning (Thursday). Coastguard Officers were tased to attend Little Hope Beach between Sandown and Shanklin at 07:54 following the discovery of a piece...

Plans for a glamping site on the outskirts of Newport have been refused by the Isle of Wight Council amid fears the site could have a detrimental effect on its neighbours. The proposal for 28 olive-green yurts, or glamping pods,...

An elderly seal has been found dead on the beach at St Helens today (Thursday). It's thought that the mammal, which appears malnourished, died of natural causes. The seal was sighted yesterday and thought to be in difficulty. The Isle...

People from across the Isle of Wight came together at Church Litten in Newport this lunchtime (Thursday) to protest the murder of George Floyd and to reaffirm that Black Lives Matter.  Protesters stood in groups of 6 whilst loosely observing...

As Island Roads gradually resumes its carriageway and footway improvements programme following a suspension of work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, night-time work is set to resume later this month. Though the most intensive period of resurfacing work is over,...

Police arrested a man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply following a foot chase in Sandown last night (Wednesday). Officers from C-Shift chased the suspect for several hundred yards before making an arrest. The incident has resulted in...