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Proposed policing reforms, described as the biggest changes in service history, have drawn criticism from Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones.

The RNLI has been criticised for refusing to recognise Unite as union tensions grow over the future of East Cowes’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre.

Different sides of County Hall’s political divide have given their verdict on Isle of Wight local elections going ahead in May after a year’s delay.

Isle of Wight residents on low incomes will continue to receive the same level of council tax support despite annual increases in the property levy.

Only 8,000 of the Island’s 16,000 postal voters have applied to renew their postal vote ahead of an end of January deadline set by a change in election law, leaving potentially a further 8,000 without their postal votes.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched a digital project that is transforming how pressure injuries are recorded, reviewed and treated across hospital wards, improving patient safety while saving valuable clinical time.

A new community-owned energy company has been launched on the Isle of Wight, alongside plans for the Island’s first ever community-owned ‘virtual power plant’.

HGVs are facing even longer diversions due to the closure of Elenors Grove, as Island Roads is to close the main road through Brading, forcing large vehicles through the villages of Bembridge and St Helens.

Veolia has been appointed to support the Isle of Wight Council for 3 months as part of ongoing plans to replace outgoing waste contractor Thalia.

The second phase of a £5million project to future-proof water mains is getting underway on the Isle of Wight today (Monday), bringing significant travel disruption.