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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 ...

Police have confirmed that 3 people arrested in connection with a serious assault in Shanklin earlier this year, which left a man with facial injuries, have been released without charge. Emergency services were called to Green Lane in the town ...

It is projected that 1 in 3 people on the Isle of Wight will be aged 65 or over in less than 10 years, according to new data that highlights the Island’s rapidly ageing population. The latest Office for National ...

It has been one of the biggest blights on the town of Sandown for years, but finally there is light at the end of the tunnel as parts of the former Ocean Hotel building are now up for sale. The ...

The Isle of Wight's iconic Military Road is not going to collapse 'anytime soon', a senior figure from Island Roads has said. Island Roads’ service director, Steve Ashman, made the claim in response to a question from Bob Seely, former ...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight is inviting local people to take part in ‘Remembering with Ribbons’ - a touching way to honour loved ones who have died while supporting the hospice’s vital work. Between Thursday (4th July) and Saturday 31st August, ...

The main road connecting Newport to Sandown will be closed tonight (Thursday) to allow for the resurfacing of the carriageway after a bus blaze caused significant damage last month. Motorists have been frustrated by the erection of 2-way temporary traffic ...

21-year-old Patrick Douglas is to appear in court over a collision between an e-bike and a pedestrian on Ryde's High Street earlier this year. It was on 5th January that a 16-year-old girl was mowed down by an electric bicycle, ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has been officially appointed as a Responsible Body by Defra, becoming only the third Wildlife Trust in the country to receive this accreditation. The appointment, which follows accreditation in May 2025, means the ...

Thanks to Wightlink’s sponsorship, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s annual ‘1940s Experience’ will welcome a replica Spitfire to Havenstreet this weekend. The Spitfire, lovingly built by Terry Arlow at his base in Lowestoft over 25 years, will be on ...