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A bid to turn a Freshwater building into an office has been made following 3 failed attempts to convert the space in the face of ongoing opposition. Callum Hill has sought to change a New Village site, described as a...

Directors of the Isle of Wight Care Partnership held a summit with local MPs Joe Robertson and Richard Quigley last week to discuss the critical challenges faced by adult social care providers on the Isle of Wight. The meeting focused...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is looking for volunteers to get local businesses, schools, clubs and groups to get CPR confident through its new CPR Skills for Life programme.   More than 400 people have taken part in the...

Local Police officers joined with local councillors and members of the community to launch National Hate Crime Awareness Week at Sandown’s Broadway Centre. The campaign’s objective is to encourage authorities, key partners, business and voluntary sector agencies, and communities that...

A rare 'blonde' leucistic red squirrel has been photographed at Ventnor Botanic Garden here on the Isle of Wight. Such squirrels are even rarer than 'white' albino squirrels. Experts claim that less than 1 in a million squirrels possess the...

Recommendations for the future of the current Public Health Strategic Partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council will be considered by both local authorities’ Cabinets in November. The strategic partnership was signed in July 2019 to...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (18th October 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 8925 £100.00 15920 £100.00 10623 £100.00 17969 £100.00 1124 £100.00 18034 £100.00 7670 £100.00 2986 £100.00 17914 £100.00 1670 £100.00 17016

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has admitted that the council is currently forecast to overspend by around £5.7 million this year. Councillor Phil Jordan told a cabinet meeting last week that a lot of budgetary pressure was...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.  They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

50-year-old Jason Mark Holbrook from East Cowes, who was allegedly seen masturbating in his van just metres from a child's play park, has been charged with outraging public decency and will appear before the courts next month. As previously reported...