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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 applications...

A Shanklin woman who'd been on a night out drove home whilst 3x the legal drink-drive limit after she missed the last bus, a court has heard. Sally Robertson, 38, of High Street in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to drink driving...

Scientists have discovered a new species of small plant-eating dinosaur on the Isle of Wight. The new species, Vectidromeus insularis, is the second member of the hypsilophodont family to be found on the island, suggesting that Europe had its own...

Instead of tiles, it’s teeth as an Isle of Wight dentist has now moved from Ryde to Wootton - and plans to turn the entire building into flats have been scrapped. What used to be Atlantis Heating and Plumbing Bathroom...

It has been announced that the public toilets at the foot of the cascade in Ventnor are to be closed at night due to 'persistent, destructive vandalism'. The toilets - officially known as the Eastern Esplanade Toilets - are currently...

After the successful launch of new charging points for electric boats in Cowes Harbour earlier this Summer, Cowes Harbour Commission has recently achieved another 1st with a new initiative to upgrade the visitor experience for those arriving in Cowes by...

Some of England’s most rare and threatened species - from the Large Marsh Grasshopper, native White-Clawed Crayfish to Lapwings and Water Voles - are to be supercharged on the road to recovery thanks to a multi-million-pound grant scheme. 63 projects...

A clean-up operation is to begin to rid graffiti from bus shelters, telecommunications cabinets and road signs between Newport and Wootton after a 'crew' went on a spray paint frenzy earlier this week. The 'artwork' - which appeared overnight on...

A re-launched driving skills appraisal service here on the Isle of Wight aims to help older motorists drive safer for longer. Older drivers have a wealth of experience, confidence and tolerance. However, sight, hearing, reaction time and judgement of speed...

An already large housing estate in Newport could be getting bigger as new plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. The plans have been put forward by Gallantgreen, which was involved in building the 1st part of...