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Residents in Lake North will go to the polls today (Thursday) to choose their next Isle of Wight councillor, following the resignation of Reform UK’s David Maclean just months after being elected. All of the UK’s major political parties are...

Monday 22nd September – Friday 26th September 2025 • Steven Tuckey, 45, of Hill Rise Avenue, Ryde – found guilty of stalking a police officer by sending abusive emails and publicly naming him, and also found guilty of damaging a...

45-year-old Steven Tuckey has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of stalking a police detective and damaging the front door of Newport Police Station. Tuckey, of Hillrise Avenue in Binstead, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

Work has finally started on the long-derelict building at the corner of Fitzroy Street and Station Avenue in Sandown, nearly a year after the owners were prosecuted by the Isle of Wight Council for failing to maintain the land. The...

Captiva Homes has officially launched the Captiva Academy, welcoming its first apprentices onto site – with a helping hand from national builders’ merchant Jewson, who have sponsored each apprentice with their very own toolkit. The launch took place at Sovereign...

Plans for the new West Acre Park housing development in Ryde were conditionally approved by the Isle of Wight Council's planning committee yesterday evening (Tuesday). A total of 7 councillors voted to grant Captiva Homes consent - again - for...

Joe Robertson, MP for East Wight, has written to all Isle of Wight Councillors ahead of a crunch vote this evening (Wednesday) urging them to vote down the Government’s proposals for a Mayor covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight....

A total of 3 new flats will replace part of a family-run Isle of Wight hotel amid a declining number of overnight visitors to the Island. Council officers have approved Lorraine Barrett’s application to convert a wing of the Lorron Hotel...

The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust is marking its 20th anniversary with a special programme of events for Red Squirrel Week, running from Sunday (5th October) through to Sunday 12th October. All celebrations will take place in the Trust’s...

The Isle of Wight Council is helping residents to get back to bin basics with recycling and waste habits. As part of the #BackToBinBasics campaign, the Council is asking everyone to take a few minutes to check how they present...