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A controversial bid to build a carport and storage space on the edge of an Isle of Wight village has been rejected for the second time. Planners refused Jonathan Knight’s revised application for a single-storey outbuilding forming a store and...

A closed Cowes pub with ‘no realistic future’ in the current economic climate could be turned into a 6-bedroom, multi-generational family home. Jacqueline Hunt has lodged a proposal with County Hall to convert the former Kingston Arms pub at 176...

The Beef & Berry Shop in Shorwell, which began as a Christmas pop-up before becoming a beloved local food outlet, has announced it will close its doors for good on Sunday (29th June). The local store, based at Stone Place...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has begun recruiting patients for the Spinal Immobilisation Study (SIS), a multi-site randomised clinical trial being jointly run between Imperial College London and Warwick University. The Spinal Immobilisation Study aims to evaluate if a...

Early bird tickets for Isle of Wight Festival 2026 are now on sale, with Islanders able to grab their weekend passes for just £187.35. Just days after the success of this year’s event, which saw the likes of Sting, Sterophonics...

Island Roads' work on the controversial Ryde Transport Interchange has won a coveted highways industry award. The project scooped the Creating Better Places Award at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Annual Awards Ceremony at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel...

Council tax arrears owed to the Isle of Wight Council now stand at £22.5million, according to figures released by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. £22.5million is a significant local figure, indicating the impact that continuing cost-of-living pressures...

Monday 16th June – Friday 20th June 2025 • Curtis Foot, 33, of Tree Fields, Ryde pleaded guilty to 2x criminal damage, 3x assault by beating and 2x common assault. He was made subject to an 18-month community order with...

A man who was arrested at a holiday park in Shanklin over serious allegations of attempted grievous bodily harm and making threats to kill has been released without charge. The 49-year-old was detained on Sunday 23rd March after a 'domestic...

Alexis Boon has been officially confirmed as the next Chief Constable for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary. The appointment was made by Hampshire & Isle of Wight's Police and Crime Panel yesterday (Monday). Alexis joined Surrey Police as a...