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Plans to turn an empty former primary school into a satellite site for an Isle of Wight special school went one step further yesterday...

Joe Robertson , MP for Isle of Wight East, has raised the issue of funding for the Island’s primary school with Education Ministers in...

Elections are happening on the Isle of Wight on Thursday, but who is standing, where are they happening, and who can vote? Three Isle of...

Two barns on a farm south of the Isle of Wight’s largest town could be transformed into three homes. Eric and Claire Smillie are seeking...

Aspire Ryde is set to close the four pop-up pantries it runs across the Isle of Wight.

A crash involving a motorbike and car has seen a Wootton road closed this afternoon (Monday). Police were called at 3.05pm with reports...

A 71-year-old man from Wootton Bridge has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of eight counts of non-recent sexual offences...

A major planning application for a renewable energy park south of a large Isle of Wight village will come under County Hall’s spotlight...

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced a package of £100 million from Great British Energy for the NHS to install...

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been appointed as the new Chief Fire Officer to lead Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service,...

A proposal to increase places at an Isle of Wight special school will move forward following a cabinet decision yesterday evening...

Planning inspectors have shared their initial views to the Island Planning Strategy (IPS) following a series of public hearings. The...

Officers are trying to trace a woman who they believe was the victim of an assault that occurred in The Veteran Pub on Ryde Esplanade on...

Police are investigating following a trio of incidents which they believe are linked. Just before 7am on Thursday (24 April), a vehicle...

With around 2,400 households on the housing waiting list, “we can’t continue to pretend we don’t need to build more homes”, the Labour MP...

A declined bid to build two new homes similar in shape to Scandinavian Longhouses in an Isle of Wight seaside village has been appealed.

A Sandown resident has accused the Isle of Wight Council of “appalling destruction” in Los Altos Park – but the council says the works...

Increasing the Isle of Wight’s annual housing target to 703 “contradicts local democracy” and is “completely impractical” – says the...

An empty former primary school could be transformed into a satellite site for an Isle of Wight special school. County Hall is looking to...

Planning inspectors have reviewed the Island Planning Strategy (IPS) and shared their initial views. In a letter to the Isle of Wight...