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Children and young people on the Isle of Wight are putting their lives at risk by entering derelict buildings, says the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (CSP), which is calling on parents and carers to help educate their children....

Gunwharf Quays’ owner, Landsec, has submitted a planning application to Portsmouth City Council for the third phase of its £45million investment to give visitors an enhanced shopping experience. Phase 3 of the investment will focus on Central Square, a high-footfall...

Space above the former Carphone Warehouse store in Newport could be converted into flats. The Isle of Wight Council has received an application for the creation of 2x 1-bedroom flats above the former shop on Newport High Street. Applicant Mr...

Bolstering the farming budget is key to kickstarting long-term growth in the rural economy and delivering on many of the Labour Government’s environmental targets, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has argued. Just weeks ahead of the Autumn Budget,...

A Newport man who failed to stop at a red light and crashed into an Audi SUV as a result has been slapped with 6 points on his licence by Magistrates. 31-year-old Leon Phillips, of Dairy Crest Drive in Newport,...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, together with partners RSPB, Solent Protection Society and Isle of Wight Biosphere, have written an open letter raising significant concerns over the ecological impacts of the proposed Solent CO2 pipeline. In response to...

Work to drill 3 boreholes at Leeson Road in Ventnor is progressing very well says the Council, although workmen have downed tools due to a temporary snag. The boreholes are being sunk to depths of up to 130 metres to...

37-year-old Dean Clack has denied injuring a 1-year-old child during an incident at a residential address in Newport last year. Mr Clack, of Avenue Road in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Tuesday) charged with causing...

A bid to turn a former Isle of Wight church into a Loungers Café & Bar, similar to Newport’s Correo Lounge, has encountered stiff resistance from residents. Hospitality chain Loungers UK applied for a premises license to open a food...

The Isle of Wight has proudly earned its spot as one of the Top 10 Best Islands in the UK in the highly esteemed Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2024. This recognition comes directly from the magazine’s global readers,...