Latest News

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

A 51-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman at an address in Newport earlier this year will face no further action. It has been confirmed that the male is no longer subject...

The transport price comparison website Vivanoda has claimed ferry prices on the Yarmouth to Lymington route are the most expensive in the whole of Europe. According to Vivanoda, the cost of travel from West Wight to Lymington in the New...

The Island is 'more than capable' of dealing with the challenges it faces in the delivery of children’s services, says a senior Isle of Wight Council official, as a decade-long strategic partnership comes to an end. The comments follow warnings from Hampshire County...

Isle of Wight businesses were recognised for their excellence at the Tourism South East Beautiful South Awards in Brighton last night (Tuesday). The annual awards recognise top businesses across the region and once again, the Island is at the forefront....

Plans to build a house within the grounds of an Isle of Wight cemetery have been refused. A 2-bed chalet bungalow was proposed for behind the wall of Newport Cemetery, on Fairlee Road. It would have sat between existing homes,  on...

An Isle of Wight councillor has thanked members of the emergency services who helped evacuate Bonchurch residents from their homes after Sunday night’s devastating landslip, with the majority of households now able to return. Around 20 families had to move...

Those travelling in and out of Ventnor are already facing lengthy diversions via Whitwell due to 2 emergency road closures, but things look set to get worse with a one-way system being proposed taking motorists on a 16-mile diversion via...

Residents of the Bluebell Meadows and St Georges Gate housing developments in Newport are facing a sharp increase in their energy bills this Winter, with residents now set to pay almost 3x times more than other homeowners. Well amid a...

The Isle of Wight Council says it believes that Devil's Chimney has been completely destroyed by Sunday night's landslide at Bonchurch. Although it has not been possible to physically check the area, due to safety reasons, an assessment of video...