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16 parking spaces at Morrisons supermarket in Newport are set to be lost to make way for just 6 electric vehicle bays. The supermarket giant, owned by Motor Fuel Group, is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council to...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (30th August 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 3001 £100.00 16035 £100.00 12835 £100.00 134 £100.00 5441 £100.00 7314 £100.00 18018 £100.00 13246 £100.00 17495 £100.00 5902 £100.00 4567

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...

A Cowes man has been handed a 12-month ban and a £276 fine after being caught drink driving on an e-scooter - thought to be the first person to be convicted of drink driving on a Voi rental e-scooter on...

A petition set up by an Island man to stop ExxonMobil’s Solent CO2 Pipeline has now topped 25,000 signatures. Support for Little Atherfield resident Christopher Davis’s Change.org appeal has shot up by nearly 24,000 signatures since 16th August. The American...

Now is the last chance to vote for Ventnor Paddling Pool in the 2024 Seaside Heritage Network's Bucket and Spade List, with voting set to close tomorrow (Saturday). The famous Ventnor Paddling Pool is a favourite with locals and visitors...

Niton's White Lion pub has welcomed a new management team - Anita and Ray. Anita and Ray are a local Niton couple who are now taking on the their next venture of managing The White Lion. The duo are extremely...

10 local bands will be coming together this Sunday (1st September) to raise money for Benji and Balu, 2 bears that are being rescued by the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary. Bands for Bears Festival will be taking place at Quay Arts...

Island freight specialists, JPGL, is opening its first depot on the Isle of Wight. The new depot on Riverway, next to Medina Food Service, will be headed up by Islander David Groves, Head of Area Logistics (Isle of Wight), who...

A Sandown retiree has said she and other residents are fed up with the degraded state of Sandown Battery Gardens. Elaine Hayes said they had repeatedly contacted the Isle of Wight Council, asking it to properly maintain Ferncliff Path which...