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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...

Ronan, 2, with mum Roisin Over 360 locals have signed a petition in a bid to prevent the closure of Beechgrove GP surgery in Brading and Lake. Following the planned closure of the Beechgrove Surgeries in Brading and Lake on...

The CLA is urging local authorities, community groups and private individuals staging Bonfire Night displays not to release sky lanterns. The organisation is also asking event organisers to consider banning lanterns from their venues completely, in order to prevent spectators...

Staplers Road in Newport will be closed overnight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to enable resurfacing works to take place. Island Roads have advised that the busy main route into Newport will be closed between Cross Lane and Mayfield Drive...

The finalisation of the building works at the Wessex Cancer Trust Isle of Wight Cancer Support Centre means that the centre will need to close between the 4th and 15th of November 2019. In lieu of the availability of services at...

Recorded sexual offences against children have reached an all-time high, data obtained by the NSPCC has revealed. There were 76,204 recorded offences including rape, grooming and sexual assault against children in the UK in 2018/19 – an average of 1...

A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed the true extent of crime and its impact on businesses in the South East. The report found that in the South East, around a third (31%) of small...

It’s that special time of year when thousands of birds return to the Solent, with Sanderling and Ringed Plover already sighted at Ryde. A large numbers of Brent Geese, Redshank and Turnstone have also been spotted at Hillhead, Oystercatcher on...

The south coast’s newest scare attraction, Terror Island, opened its doors this weekend to scare fans aplenty! Hosted at Blackgang Chine, the brand-new scare experience on the Isle of Wight officially launched at a preview evening last Friday. Making for...

The mythical Dragon Tree at Brighstone has been voted into third place in the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year competition in England. The winner was the Allerton Oak in Liverpool, with the Colchester Castle Sycamore a close second. The...