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Ryde Town Centre could soon get 2 new, ‘low-cost’ studio flats. Wightlife Properties Limited has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to convert the ground floor of a commercial property at 120 and 120A High Street ...

Around 30 active members of the Wightlink Sponsored Ryde Rowing Club were involved in a Christmas row on the River Medina on Saturday 28th December 2024. A mix of Club members - old and new - spanning a range of ...

An application for planning permission to continue siting a mobile crushing plant for recycling waste building materials at Knighton Sandpit is facing an objection from Newchurch Parish Council. Roger Morgan’s proposal is a renewal and ‘exactly the same’ as previous ...

Island Roads' fleet of gritters will be completing a double-run over the next 24 hours as temperatures on the Isle of Wight plummet. At 17:00 this evening (Thursday) and 05:30 on Friday morning, gritting lorries will treat the local road ...

Local pickleball players Simon Proffitt and Sarah Howell won gold in ‘The end of 2024 Pickleball event’ held at David Lloyd Southampton last month. They competed in the over 50 mixed doubles 4.5 event, which attracted in-excess of 500 competitors ...

In an extraordinary find in the waters off the Isle of Wight, a mantis shrimp - renowned for its unique vision and hunting prowess - has been recorded on video, offering a rare glimpse of this elusive species thriving in ...

2 of Red Funnel's ferries have been involved in an incident on Southampton Water this morning (Thursday) following the discovery of what is thought to be a body floating in the water. It was shortly before 10:00 that the crew ...

A Yarmouth-based pub dating back to the 17th century will get new ‘high quality’ bed and breakfast accommodation. The Isle of Wight Council has granted Character Inns IOW Limited listed building consent (LBC) to install a total of 5 guest ...

The Isle of Wight Council will receive in the region of £1.6million to spend purely on repairing the Island's potholes. Local authorities across the country are being given extra money to fix a pothole pandemic, with the Government announcing an ...

The former Topshop building in Newport has been transformed with a new café now welcoming customers on the ground floor - with a name you might find familiar. It was in February 2021 that Topshop fell into administration and the ...