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Plans for 5 new ‘high quality’ houses in St Helens are facing objections, but a county councillor says the bid is ‘generally supported locally’. Applicants Stratton and Raben applied for planning permission to build 5 homes, classed as ‘market housing’, ...

Police have cordoned off part of the Esplanade at Ryde following what is understood to be a serious assault overnight. It was shortly before 00:30 this morning (Friday) that emergency services responded to reports of an incident outside Jhoots Pharmacy. ...

The former leader of the Isle of Wight’s Conservative Party, Clare Mosdell, has resigned from the group. Councillor Mosdell, who represents Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey ward, now sits as an independent councillor. She has declined to comment on the matter. ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (15th August 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 680 £100.00 9698 £100.00 2032 £100.00 1607 £100.00 18255 £100.00 10311 £100.00 13843 £100.00 18101 £100.00 17856 £100.00 7850 £100.00 3308

A new community-led campaign has been launched to save Southampton's Daisy Bus, a vital transport service for Isle of Wight cancer patients travelling to the mainland for treatment. The service is due to cease operations next week unless urgent funding ...

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 Cowes man caught masturbating in his car in full public view has been handed a 9-month community order. James Gilbert, 25, of Mill Hill Road, was sentenced for committing an act of outraging public decency when he appeared at ...

Ventnor hit the national headlines on 14th August 1925 - 100 years ago today - when it was reported that the South Wight town had been hit by a flying ant invasion. The roads and pavements of the High Street, ...

The former Fever nightclub could be transformed into a retail unit in a bid to make it ‘more marketable’ to tenants, amid a lack of demand for a nightime venue. Otium Properties has submitted plans for a change of use ...

A 3-car shunt has resulted in the closure of a main Isle of Wight route this afternoon (Thursday). The collision on The Downs Road near the junction with the Newport Shute, has involved a Mini, a Daihatsu and a Kia ...