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A significant number of the 19 remedial actions issued by the Isle of Wight Council to restore Ventnor Winter Gardens are still outstanding, a public meeting at the town’s Better Days Cafe heard earlier this week. In an update on...

A prisoner found with a ligature around his neck died in hospital from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, an inquest opening has heard. 51-year-old Anhar Miah was found hanging at HMP Isle of Wight last month, resulting in a large-scale prison response...

The Isle of Wight Literary Festival is set to serve up a feast of culinary inspiration next month, with Dame Prue Leith headlining the ever-popular LitFeast programme at Cowes. LitFeast takes place on Saturday (11th October) as part of the...

Island Roads is calling on residents to share their views on the highway services it delivers as it launches its annual customer survey. The survey asks residents to rate a wide range of Island Roads’ services; including road and footway...

A well-established Isle of Wight yacht club will carry out upgrades to allow it to ‘meet demand’ for its popular free sailing lessons for school children. Sea View Yacht Club’s (SVYC) plans for a set of facilities upgrades at its...

Island women born in the 1950s have marked 10 years of fighting for justice as part of the nationwide Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign. On 29th August, Solent WASPI’s Isle of Wight members gathered in Ryde to commemorate...

A 12-week public consultation on Isle of Wight Council’s draft Island Transport Plan (ITP) has been launched, giving Islanders the chance to comment on the Island’s transport priorities from 2025 to 2040. The plan is part of a national requirement...

A decision to make cuts to frontline firefighting across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has been delayed - but the closure of Bembridge and Yarmouth fire stations is being pushed forward. It was on Friday that the authority was...

55-year-old Wayne Sadler, who died after being seriously injured whilst working as a waste operative in Ryde, became trapped in the bin lorry's machinery, an inquest opening has heard. Mr Sadler, of Broadway in Sandown, died at Southampton General Hospital...

County Hall’s role in the Isle of Wight’s United Nations Biosphere came under scrutiny last week (Thursday), with questions asked over costs to Island taxpayers. At the most recent Environment and Community Protection Committee (ECPC), the Conservatives’ Sandown South representative...