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Island residents have raised public health concerns about the number of rats that seem to have taken over Big Mead Pond in Shanklin in recent weeks, with dead rodents now floating in the water. Rats can spread a number of...

Carers on the Isle of Wight are worried personal protective equipment (PPE) issued by the Isle of Wight Council is not up to standard. However, the council has issued reassurances the PPE equipment is in line with government guidelines. After...

Vandals in Ventnor have left local residents angered after 2 benches were carried up the Cascades and tossed over the railings. Members of the town's Wombles Beach Cleaning team made the discovery this morning (Thursday). The benches come from nearby...

Large pieces of cut and charred timber have been recklessly discarded in Wootton Creek, resulting in debris floating down river towards the Solent. Small branches and occasionally chunks of timber end up in the water when banks give way and...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed a £750million package of measures from the government to support frontline charities including hospices and those supporting domestic abuse victims.  Measures announced yesterday (8 April) by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, included: • £360 million for charities supporting...

St Mary's Hospital has shown improvement in several key areas according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - but there is still work to be done. At the start of February, inspectors carried out a focused visit at St Mary's...

The government has announced that Working Tax Credits payments have been increased by £1,045 this week. As part of a number of measures to support the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the basic element of Working Tax Credit has...

The Isle of Wight Council has been given over £1million to help support around 5,000 hard-up Islanders by reducing their council tax bill for 2020-21. As part of its response to COVID-19, the Government has allocated a total of £1,135,756...

A bid to put an a higher percentage of funding into special education learning has been rejected by government. The Isle of Wight Council was looking to increase special education needs and disabilities (SEND) funding in schools by an additional...

The much-delayed tidal energy centre off St Catherine’s Point has been delayed again — this time by coronavirus. A request for an urgent delegated decision was put forward by the council’s Regeneration team seeking the funding in the Perpetuus Tidal...