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A former church in Cowes looks set to be transformed into a Loungers café, bar and restaurant - a sister site to Correo Lounge in Newport. Loungers UK has submitted a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council seeking...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson says that Islanders should be 'deeply concerned' that no mention was given to ferries in a keynote speech by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh this week. At the Labour Party Conference on Monday, Louise...

Home and road safety charity, The Blue Lamp Trust, welcomes a new CEO at the end of September. Lisa Gagliani MBE is an experienced business and charity leader, with a background in health, education and commerce, who joins from Isle...

Island Roads is undertaking a 'customer' survey this Autumn to gather residents' views on the services it provides. While the survey covers all aspects of Island Roads’ work, the organisation is keen gain more feedback on its Summer season activities,...

Cowes Town Council has written to the Isle of Wight Council raising a 'failure of proper process and due diligence' regarding a drone trial. In a letter to the Isle of Wight Council’s chief executive officer, Wendy Perera, the Town...

The Isle of Wight Council will take action on the Island’s 'grossly inadequate' NHS dental care provision. Following a vote at last Wednesday’s Full Council meeting in Newport, the Council says it will hold the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to...

Police are investigating a public order incident after a van driver lost the plot at a learner driver - all for beeping the horn. The incident, in which the van driver became verbally abusive at the learner and their instructor,...

Edwin Snow - who tolled the curfew bell morning and evening in Newport for over 30 years until he was incapacitated by illness - passed away on this day in 1899, 125 years ago. Until Mr Snow's death, a curfew...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a car almost collided with a pedestrian on a pavement in Newport. Between 16:20 and 16:30 on Monday 12th August, a silver Mercedes mounted the pavement at the junction from...

'Always use an extra second to look twice' - that's the message after a pony and rider were struck by a hit-and-run driver on Friday (20th September), just 5 days after a safety awareness event promoting 'Pass Wide & Slow'....