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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...

Monday 4th November – Friday 8th November 2024 • Kristian Venn, 44, of Benett Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to drug driving (cocaine), drug driving (BZE), drug driving (cannabis). He was handed a 12-month driving ban and made subject to a 18-month...

East Cowes man Jason Holbrook, who was caught masturbating in his van just metres from a primary school in Newport, is to be sentenced next year. Holbrook, 50, of St James' Close, admitted a single count of committing an act...

Part of a family-run hotel in Lake could soon be transformed into 3 flats. Lorraine Barrett has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to convert the bar area and 8 hotel bedrooms of the Lorron Hotel at Sandown Road,...

Isle of Wight Search and Rescue - more commonly known as WightSAR - has been named as a recipient of The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) for 2024. The KAVS Award is the equivalent of receiving an MBE and...

After fierce competition, East Cowes Town Council has awarded the contract for the rebuild of the town's skatepark to Betongpark Ltd. It was back in October that East cowes Town Council (ETC) secured the public funding for the major project...

Queensgate Foundation Primary School in East Cowes has been graded as good and outstanding in a recent Ofsted inspection. Inspectors praised the behaviour of pupils at Queensgate, its ‘ambitious and broad’ curriculum and the extensive range of activities, events and...

More than 100,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have used services offered by community pharmacists since December 2023 which has freed up many GP appointments. Community pharmacies can now offer a number of different services including free...

Environmental Health inspectors have handed Busy Bee Garden Centre's Olive Tree Restaurant a shock 1-star food hygiene rating, but the owners have called into question whether the issues raised warranted such a massive downgrade. The popular restaurant was last visited...

Despite a neighbour's fierce opposition to the plans, a new 'low cost' House of Multiple Occupation - more commonly known as a HMO - is to be established in Newport. The Isle of Wight Council has approved Ryan Newman’s proposal...