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A campsite off in the village of Calbourne could be transformed into ‘upmarket and high-end’ glamping accommodation. Mike and Sean Fursse-Smith have applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to build self-contained glamping pods utilising 3 shipping...

Cowes Enterprise College is one of England's most improved schools for Progress 8 outcomes among disadvantaged students, new data from the Department for Education reveals. Ranking in the top 150 out of over 6,000 state secondary schools in the UK,...

Enthusiasm to clinch 'as many seats as possible' in the next Isle of Wight local election was evident at a packed Reform UK meeting in Newport on Saturday, bolstered by the party's growing popularity in national polls. Supporters from across...

Timber groynes at Lake and Colwell Bay are set to be restored as part of a major Isle of Wight Council scheme to strengthen coastal defences. 10 groynes at Lake Cliffs, between Small Hope Beach and Littlestairs Steps, and 6...

A female police officer drunkenly groped 2 of her male colleagues on a boozy work night out at Wetherspoons, asked one of them to have sex with her and then sent him an intimate photo, a misconduct hearing has heard....

A barn could be built at an alpaca farm between Newport and Cowes, despite permission being refused by the Isle of Wight Council just over 2 months ago. Richard Hargreaves has applied for planning permission to construct a timber barn...

Cowes Harbour Commission, in partnership with the Corporation of Trinity House, is offering a fully sponsored Merchant Navy cadetship. This programme aims to provide a life-changing opportunity for a young person from the local Cowes area to take the next...

Charities and community-led organisations are once again being invited to bid for grant support from Island Roads’ Isle of Wight Foundation. Each year since 2014, the foundation – comprising the companies behind Island Roads – has awarded grants of between...

A historic Weeping Beech tree, located in Newport’s Church Litten, is to be cut down amid safety concerns. The existing Weeping Beech tree, now over 120 years old, has been deemed no longer structurally safe. In recent months, the tree...

This is how the streets of Gurnard will soon look as work to revamp the roads with new sustainable drainage solutions gets underway this week. The scheme is part of a partnership with Isle of Wight Council and Southern Water...