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Renters affected by coronavirus will continue to be supported over autumn and winter through comprehensive measures confirmed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick this week.  The Government has changed the law to increase notice periods to 6 months meaning renters now...

Isle of Wight Council tips will be accepting kerbside general waste from Tuesday (15th September) for the first time since March, but in the near future Islanders are going to be asked to stop using black bin bags. The relaxation...

Wight Shipyard Co has achieved a UK first by building 4 ferries simultaneously at its yard in East Cowes, for a leading Maltese tour operator. The order, WSC’s largest ferry export order to date, consists of 2x 20m and 2x...

‘We willl lose our home’’ — that was the grim message from a farmer affected by plans to build 475 houses on the outskirts of Ryde. At a meeting of Ryde Town Council’s planning committee earlier this week, the authority...

Islanders are being reminded that now is not the time to overlook virus prevention measures. The Isle of Wight Council has urged residents to continue to take precautions against coronavirus as the number of new cases recorded locally has increased...

CycleWight, the advocacy group for cycling on the Isle of Wight, is calling for the Isle of Wight Council to show greater ambition and a long-term commitment to improving cycling cycle infrastructure on the Island. The recent reversal of the...

The Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention charity has taken things to new heights in an already busy month for the team. SPIIOW are always looking at ways in which their frontline team can help a person who is...

A new Associate Practitioners for Dementia service, which aims to significantly improve the time spent in hospital for those with dementia, has been introduced at St Mary's Hospital. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is seeing an increasing number of...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (11th September 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 4113 £100.00 8482 £100.00 14994 £100.00 14384 £100.00 15712 £100.00 14311 £100.00 3480 £100.00 5898 £100.00 13509 £100.00 13695

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: 20/00794/HOU...