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The go ahead has been given for the addition of Carisbrooke to the name of Newport Parish Council. The Full Council agreed the title change on Wednesday evening following an initial request from Newport Parish Council to change its name...

PRO-Link, the driving force behind a tunnel connecting the Isle of Wight to the mainland, have today (Friday) released their plans for a fixed link between Whippingham and Gosport. At the end of 2014, before PRO-LINK was formed, Carl Feeney devised...

Recently approved plans for the redesign of St Mary’s junction fail to include enough high-quality provision for walkers and cyclists, according to local cycle advocacy group CycleWight. The group raised numerous concerns during the consultation process and provided a range...

Wightlink’s brand new £30 million hybrid energy car ferry, Victoria of Wight, has been officially named by HRH The Countess of Wessex this afternoon (Thursday). A special ceremony took place at Wightlink’s Fishbourne terminal earlier on today in front of...

Mountbatten has been invited to lead a new partnership with a mainland hospice, in a move that will see the Isle of Wight team’s innovation, leadership and experience further establish Mountbatten as a significant leader in end of life care on the national stage....

Fly-tippers who left a load of asbestos roof tiles on a bridleway in Wroxall will be pursued for their ‘dangerous and anti-social action’, the Isle of Wight Council has warned. The substantial dump of tiles and facia boards all tested...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight's Fairweather Festival have announced that the event won't be returning in 2019 due to substantial financial losses. This year's event did not turn a profit and therefore the festival has been unable to raise any...

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have today (Thursday) announced that they will be expanding their operations on the Isle of Wight, which will no doubt secure local jobs for the 130 people the company employs. Some of the testing activities currently...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Dave Stewart, has warned that there is no doubt that further 'tough and difficult decisions' are to come in relation to the Council's budget. The break in the council’s regular business over...

Bembridge Parish Council’s clerk, Emma Goldring, has resigned from her post with immediate effect. The resignation, which was made by Mrs Goldring herself during last night's parish meeting, follows on from a vote of no confidence from the public earlier...