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A proposed 14-house development on the outskirts of Cowes has attracted growing resistance from locals. Since news of the contentious plans for new housing on land at Comforts Farm off Pallance Road by Northwood first broke, 2 parish councils and...

Households across the Isle of Wight are being reminded that help is available for Islanders to save money on rising energy bills. With energy prices set to spike in January, residents are being urged to get their heating systems checked...

Daish’s Holidays has announced plans to invest more than £1million in a winter refurbishment programme with upgrades to 5 of its 12 hotels ahead of the 2025 season - including here on the Isle of Wight. The Daish's Hotel in...

The chair of the Isle of Wight Council has said he is 'absolutely furious' about County Hall’s handling of the Cowes floating bridge replacement process. Councillor Karl Love, representative for East Cowes, spoke out following recent news of a council-led,...

Travel Socks, a short film directed by Tess Annan and Joseph Madden and filmed with the help of Island-based film office Filmwight, has won the Norman Houston Short Film Award at the Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C. The...

A small development of 3 new houses could be built in a field on the edge of Freshwater. GL Developments IOW Ltd has applied for planning permission to build 3 self-build houses, an access point, an orchard, a public open...

For a little over half a century Whitwell Station acted as the main transport hub for Whitwell and the sparsely populated South Wight area. Many Isle of Wight stations - for example Godshill and Calbourne - were some distance from...

A Newport woman admitted having smoked cannabis before being stopped by Police as she drove through a residential estate in Newport, with a young child as her passenger. 49-year-old Abbey Grant, of Trattles Court, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) is warning people to turn off the heat before they eat this Christmas as they continue to raise awareness of kitchen safety with their 'Recipe for Success COOK' campaign.  Whether...

A 19th-century stately home and popular Isle of Wight events venue will have its facilities upgraded as part of a renovation. County Hall gave the go-ahead yesterday to Northwood House Charitable Trust’s application for listed building consent to enhance Northwood...