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A new scheme on the Isle of Wight is helping to protect local wildlife while supporting carefully planned development. The Isle of Wight Council has partnered with 11 other planning authorities across the South to take part in the NatureSpace...

Frank James Hospital in East Cowes - which sadly fell to rack and ruin at the turn of the century - served the communities of the twin towns at the mouth of the River Medina for over a century. The...

40-year-old Scott Taylor has been banned from the roads for 3 years after refusing to complete a roadside drugs wipe. Taylor, of Brook Close in Ryde, admitted failing to provide, drug driving and failing to cooperate with a preliminary test...

A 16.7% increase in car ferry charges caused uproar at an Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the Guildhall on 21st June 1950. Hoteliers had reported a tremendous number of cancellations of holiday bookings because ferry charges...

Cowes-based UKSA has been awarded the prestigious President's Award for collaboration at The Seafarers' Charity Annual General Meeting. The award recognises UKSA’s leadership and commitment to address issues impacting the welfare and mental health of professional yacht crew, including the...

A ‘high quality’ family home with direct beach access could be built in Gurnard. Applicants Keats and Simanke have submitted revised plans to County Hall for the construction of a 4-bedroom house with a garage at 60 Solent View Road....

A former Isle of Wight care home could become a 21-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO). Joubert Properties Ltd has put forward plans to County Hall for a conversion of the former Ward House Nursing Home on Ventnor’s Alpine Road....

Islanders are being encouraged to take part in a new survey that will help shape how Healthwatch services are provided on the Isle of Wight in the years ahead. The Isle of Wight Council is preparing to award a new...

Festival-goers are being urged to think carefully before getting behind the wheel the morning after drinking, as part of a Summer safety campaign. With the Isle of Wight Festival underway and other summer events just around the corner, the Isle...

The Crab & Lobster pub in Bembridge has been handed another damning 1-star food hygiene rating - the second within 9 months - with inspectors discovering a mouldy ice machine, flies landing on food and tubs of out-of-date crab. Following...