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A ‘high quality’ family home with direct beach access could be built in Gurnard. Applicants Keats and Simanke have submitted revised plans to County Hall for the construction of a 4-bedroom house with a garage at 60 Solent View Road. ...

A free 12-week netball programme is launching in Ryde this July to help Isle of Wight residents become more active and achieve their weight loss goals, with support from the Isle of Wight Council. The sessions, which start on Thursday ...

A former Isle of Wight care home could become a 21-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO). Joubert Properties Ltd has put forward plans to County Hall for a conversion of the former Ward House Nursing Home on Ventnor’s Alpine Road. ...

Islanders are being encouraged to take part in a new survey that will help shape how Healthwatch services are provided on the Isle of Wight in the years ahead. The Isle of Wight Council is preparing to award a new ...

A new red squirrel hide has been officially opened at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Havenstreet, thanks to a joint project between the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust and the Steam Railway. The hide was unveiled on ...

Festival-goers are being urged to think carefully before getting behind the wheel the morning after drinking, as part of a Summer safety campaign. With the Isle of Wight Festival underway and other summer events just around the corner, the Isle ...

The Crab & Lobster pub in Bembridge has been handed another damning 1-star food hygiene rating - the second within 9 months - with inspectors discovering a mouldy ice machine, flies landing on food and tubs of out-of-date crab. Following ...

Assassin Boxing has raised more than £17,000 for Isle of Wight charities through its white collar boxing events. Despite a period of quiet on social media, the team behind Assassin Boxing has remained active, working hard behind the scenes and ...

Red Funnel customers recently met with the ferry operator's leadership team to discuss topics at the front of customers' minds, as part of the Customer Forum initiative. Senior members of the Red Funnel team spoke openly with customers to tackle ...

A group of Bembridge residents have joined forces with a local landowner to revitalise The Point, with work beginning this week to clear concrete blocks and reopen the area to the public. The project aims to transform The Point - ...