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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 Ventnor man who told an ex-partner he would 'smash her place up' and commit an arson attack is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Joshua Honan-Parr, 25, of Ocean View Road in Ventnor, ...

70 new jobs are expected to be created thanks to the green light being given for a brand new distribution centre at Whippingham, which will see Island firm Isle of Wight Distribution relocate from their existing warehouse in Blackwater. Following ...

A stray cat, which was admitted into the care of RSPCA Isle of Wight with a suspected tumour, had actually been shot by an air rifle. Upon her admittance, Zuleika underwent a microchip check, which resulted in vets finding no ...

WCE Director Colin Palmer The biggest transfer of community energy assets ever in the UK has been completed, with solar farms with a collective capacity of 36MWp going into community ownership, including 1 right here on the Isle of Wight. ...

Harry Vernon won the Isle of Wight's first Rapid Chess Tournament which was held in Ryde on Saturday (20th January). The event was a great success attracting 24 players and more spectators to Yelf's Hotel. 60+ chess games were played ...

Bobby I Can Fly - who have been playing gigs and making music on the Isle of Wight for almost 40 years - are to release a new EP pressed by the Isle of Wight's newest label, Wight Vinyl Records. ...

Dimbola is set to reopen next Saturday (3rd February) with their first exhibition of 2024 - Technicolour Dickens: The Living Image of Charles Dickens. Technicolour Dickens was originally commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of his death in 2020 and ...

This Friday (26th January) marks the start of National Storytelling week and across the country, people are making a point of telling tales.  Here on the Island,  there are several events taking place, including the chance to hear a brilliant ...

An East Cowes man who attacked a woman inside a kebab shop in Newport - and told a worker that he would 'cut them up like kebab meat' - is to be sentenced in March. Jack Taylor, 25, of Captains ...