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An extensive portfolio of 84 properties across the Isle of Wight, known as The Needles Portfolio, has been brought to market with a guide price of £14.75million. The multi-site investment includes 76 residential and 8 commercial units, all currently tenanted,...

The owner of Ada Mediterranean Kitchen in Ryde is looking to transform a former jeweller's into a bistro-style restaurant, if plans are approved. Sinan Keskin has made a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council for a change of...

Plans have been submitted for investigative works at the Grade I listed Osborne House in East Cowes - the former Royal residence of Queen Victoria - in a bid to address long-standing structural concerns affecting part of the historic building’s cornice....

Southern Vectis is mourning the loss of its managing director, Andrew Wickham MBE, who has died following a long illness. His passing has prompted an outpouring of sorrow across the transport industry and here on the Isle of Wight, where...

A new plan to restore wildlife and protect habitats on the Isle of Wight has been launched this month, with national praise and formal government approval. The Isle of Wight Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) is just the fourth to...

Wight Coaches is celebrating continued success after being crowned Growth Business of the Year at the 2025 Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards earlier this month. The accolade recognised a year of major progress for the travel company,...

Island Line is back under public ownership as South Western Railway (SWR) becomes the first railway operator to transfer back into Government control under new legislation, ending almost 30 years of fragmentation and waste under privatisation.   The change brought about...

Bishop Lovett Middle School - now Oakfield Primary - had (and still has) the most picturesque setting of any Island school. Much of the school was built around the former stately home of St John's House - previously occupied by...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

Isle of Wight band The Pill have released their highly anticipated debut EP ahead of a newly announced UK headline tour. Titled 'THE EP', the release incorporates the band’s singles from the last 12 months, as well as a brand...