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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...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed the latest Government announcement to boost police funding by over £1.1billion – the biggest increase the police system has seen in a decade. The increase will see the overall total boosted to...

Citizens Advice Isle of Wight has been helping people to claim Universal Credit since 1st April 2019. Until now they have been working from the Job Centres in Newport and Ryde, but since the start of the Island’s winter season,...

The effectiveness of planning for success was recently demonstrated across 259 Costa Coffee stores nationwide by leading Island-based EPOS solutions company, WRS Systems. The requirement from Costa was to undertake the upgrade of existing terminals to new Oxhoo Indigo units...

Officers from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have been conducting 'pre-investigation' inspections of houseboats in Bembridge claiming that offences may have been committed, which has unsurprisingly upset locals. Homeowners were alerted to the presence of 5 or 6 officers on...

Diverse Marine has signed a contract with offshore wind crew transfer vessel service provider Turner Iceni Ltd. for the modification and upcycling of ‘Iceni Courage’ following a competitive tender process. ‘Iceni Courage’ is a 15m crew transfer vessel built in...

Hampshire Constabulary are on the hunt for 33-year-old Joey Romero who is wanted after failing to attend a court hearing last week. Romero was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday, but he failed to show. Officers also...

The senior team at Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been strengthened by the arrival of a new Non-Executive Director and the reappointment of 3 senior leaders. The Trust provides ambulance, community, hospital-based and mental health services across the Isle...

A major environmental project to enhance the biodiversity of a dormant West Wight quarry is underway. A restoration project is being undertaken by Wight Building Materials in partnership with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) and Natural...