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Approval for yet more double yellow lines on the Isle of Wight - this time in the Newport area - could be given next week. Nearly 60 schemes have been proposed to install new parking restrictions, or vary them, across...

The criminal investigation into a suspicious barn fire in Bowcombe has been filed by the Police, with no suspects or cause identified. Firefighters were mobilised to Bowcombe Farm Lane on the outskirts of Newport shortly after midnight on 1st December,...

Flooding on Bowcombe Road Heavy rain resulting in flooding is causing major disruption across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday), with a flood warning issued for the Lukely Brook in Newport. Torrential downpours have battered the Island since lunchtime...

Cowes-based UKSA is responding to the shortage of engineering skills in the maritime industry. The charity is launching an Engineering Crew training course for experienced or new crew who wish to work on small vessels, or enter the superyacht industry...

Ventnor Town Council has ‘strongly objected’ to residential lodges which could be built near the cliff edge in Bonchurch. Councillors agreed on Tuesday that any developer would be ‘crazy’ to take on the project which could see 4x single-storey homes...

Changes in government planning rules will mean a delay in the new Island Plan being presented to councillors, the Isle of Wight Council has said. Cabinet members were due to consider the latest draft of the Island Planning Strategy (IPS)...

Parts of an Isle of Wight town hall are set to be demolished as major regeneration plans move forward. Sandown Town Hall, on Grafton Street, has been empty for more than 5 years but is undergoing work to turn it into a...

A 42-year-old woman accused of careless driving has appeared in court after a crash involving a car and a motorbike back in November. Lauren Beaumont, of St John's Road in Sandown, appeared before magistrates on Tuesday morning charged with causing...

A 22-year-old man who was arrested after an assault in Cowes back in October will face no further action. Police were called to Arctic Road on 1st October to reports of a man having been assaulted with a baseball bat....

Volunteer lifesavers from Yarmouth RNLI have been commended by the charity's Chief Executive for their efforts in saving 2 sailors during the 2023 Fastnet Race. It was on Saturday 22nd July last year, during the 50th edition of the annual Fastnet...