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A brand new dentist practice boasting 9 treatment rooms could be heading to Ryde, if plans are approved to convert a former youth club at the top of town. The application for a change of use from D1 to E(e)...

Next year's Isle of Wight Festival will take place a week later than usual between 20th-23rd June 2024, with early bird tickets to go on sale later today (Friday), organisers have announced. Festival regulars will notice that the decision has...

The Isle of Wight Council has come under fire for not producing support plans, which are used for students with special educational needs, quickly enough — and in some cases, not assessing pupils at all. The authority, however, said it is focussing ‘significant...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (23rd June 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1316 £100.00 14834 £100.00 8492 £100.00 15981 £100.00 704 £100.00 14713 £100.00 10007 £100.00 5619 £100.00 10590 £100.00 1047 £100.00 3873

Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to convert the 1st and 2nd floors of the historic Rectory Mansion in Brading, once home to the Waxworks Museum, into a mix of bedsits and flats. The application, submitted...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and 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 Shanklin man who admitted being in possession of 15 indecent images of children, including 5 of the most serious nature, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Paul Battman, 58, of Spring Gardens in Shanklin admitted 3x possession of...

The repairs to fix HMS Prince of Wales – which broke down off the coast of Ventnor back in August 2022 – have risen to a staggering £25million this week. The £3billion aircraft carrier was due to be undertaking training...

Contractors for the Environment Agency have been busy working to remove debris from waterways, including at Monktonmead in Ryde, to reduce the risk of flooding. It may seem strange to talk about flooding during what has been a long, dry...

Hampshire Roads Policing Unit has been working alongside Isle of Wight Police over the past 2 days, identifying a plethora of motor-related offences taking place on the Island's roads. During proactive policing, a total of 77 offences were identified including...