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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 ...

Christmas is one of the biggest gift-giving days in the UK. It can be a stressful time as there are many gifts to buy and a budget to manage. Because of this, people are always looking for ways to save ...

43-year-old Isle of Wight born footballer David Greening has announced his retirement from the beautiful game. David began his career with Whitecroft and Barton Sports and has played over 100 games for Brading Town. He has also appeared for a ...

Engineers are working to restore power to more than 1,200 homes in the PO37 area - Shanklin. It was just before 18:00 - just as Islanders sat down for dinner - that supplies were lost to properties in the Shanklin ...

A support package to help Islanders on low incomes pay council tax was approved by the Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday evening. Full Council opted to go ahead with the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Scheme 2025/26 and continue ...

A group of 13 Isle of Wight farmers travelled to London earlier this week to join the mass protest against Labour’s anti-farming tax hike. Joe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, met with some of the group ...

A pedestrian has been airlifted to the mainland with serious injuries after being hit by a lorry on an industrial estate in Cowes this afternoon (Thursday). The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) was scrambled to the North Wight shortly ...

A concrete barn storing hundreds of hay bales and modern farming equipment could be built on the edge of the Isle of Wight National Landscape. Simon Long submitted a planning application for a green cladded barn and a new private ...

Snow fell on certain parts of the Island earlier today (Thursday) but not everywhere witnessed what was the first snowfall of the season. Snow first started falling in the North Wight with a flurry in East Cowes captured on video ...

The Island held its first-ever dyslexia and dyscalculia conference last week, hosted by Islander and dyslexic expert Jo Rees in collaboration with Hampshire Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia affects approximately 20% of the population and is the most common learning difference. With ...