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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 ...

A 20-year-old Ventnor man who was caught doing nearly double the speed limit whilst driving through Rookley on his motorbike has been handed 6 points on his licence. Daniel Knights, 20, of Castle Close in Ventnor appeared before the Isle ...

Days of travel disruption in the East Wight has been eased this evening (Thursday) as Yarbridge reopens to traffic, but temporary traffic lights are still in operation. It was on Monday night that SGN activated an emergency closure of the ...

A report compiled by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has deemed a crash that led to 14 people being rescued from a grounded boat near The Needles last year 'could have been avoided'. On 20th July 2023, the UK ...

The results of a youth wellbeing survey carried out across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have shown that local youngsters feel lonely and have lower self-esteem than elsewhere in the region. Year 8 and 10 students in over 100 ...

There's a bumper day of entertainment on the cards in Sandown this Saturday (27th July), with the seaside town set to host its annual carnival which leaves Sandown Library at 19:00. The summer holiday fun starts with the children’s carnival ...

Due to the absence of an essential crew member on their Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry service on Saturday (27th July), Wightlink will be operating a revised timetable. All affected customers have been contacted and moved to alternative sailings. A Wightlink spokesperson ...

Allan Cook The Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team hosted the final round of the Southern Cross Country Mountain Bike (XC MTB) Series at Cheverton Farm on Sunday, 14th July. Over 150 riders - many travelling from the mainland and even ...

A flag that is undertaking a 2,000-mile relay around the country, as part of the National Coastwatch Institution's 30th anniversary celebrations, arrived on the Isle of Wight this week. The special anniversary flag is travelling around the UK in a ...

Cowes artist and designer, Brian Marriott, will be holding a solo Cowes Week Exhibition at the Island Sailing Club. Exclusively working with recycled waste glass fragments from the internationally famous Isle of Wight Studio Glass, combined with his newly formed ...