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The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They 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. Comments on the...

A fox cub found in a weak and wobbly state has been rescued and treated thanks to the swift action of The Friends of the Animals charity and a local veterinary team. The young cub, described as underweight and unstable...

The Isle of Wight Council says that it is open to sitting down with campaigners and the wider Ryde community to talk about the future of Ryde Splash Park. As first reported by Island Echo, a grassroots campaign to reopen...

With sunnier days upon us and temperatures set to hit 30c this weekend, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has issued some crucial advice - whether you’re out in the countryside, enjoying a coastal walk or hosting...

A developer has filed an appeal over proposals to a flat proposal Isle of Wight planners rejected as ‘substandard’ due to carbon monoxide fears. Dev Thakrar’s statement refutes safety concerns the council cited in its refusal of his proposed 2-bedroom...

Households on the Isle of Wight will benefit from extended financial assistance with the cost of food, utilities, and wider essentials thanks to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) extension of the Household Support Fund (HSF). Available from early-June...

Temperatures are set to reach highs of 30c across the Isle of Wight over the next few days, leading to a dry and hot Isle of Wight Festival, which has prompted the Isle of Wight NHS Trust to remind festivalgoers...

The Isle of Wight Council has spent an eye-watering £500,000 in just 4 months housing a vulnerable 10-year-old boy in an 'illegal' care home - an arrangement described by a judge as 'wholly inadequate'. The placement, which has cost the...

Disgraced former Wootton councillor Daryll Pitcher has returned to local politics as the election agent for Vectis Party candidate Graham Perks in the upcoming Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch by-election. The former Vectis Party leader took a sojourn from active politics...

A Ryde man whose assault on his mother left her feeling 'threatened' has seen his case sent to the Crown Court. Angus Feist, 24, of Green Street, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...