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WightAID is celebrating ten years of supporting Island good causes — and has launched a campaign to reach £1 million in donations by September 2027.

🅿️ Visitors have warned parking charges at Fort Victoria could hit local businesses and put people off visiting the popular country park.

Internal Reform UK policy and guidance documents have been accidentally sent to independent and Conservative Isle of Wight councillors.

🏠 The Isle of Wight Council's fostering service has been relaunched as Foster Together, following feedback from carers, children and other partners.

Six vehicles have been damaged or destroyed and a house has suffered fire and smoke damage after a blaze in East Cowes.

Isle of Wight councillors are being asked to back a new tourism funding scheme which could cost the council an extra £340,000 over five years.

Holiday accommodation plans rejected, a Newport nail salon approved and a Seaview demolition proposal refused in September’s planning decisions.

Island businesses and tradespeople are being reminded of their legal responsibilities when disposing of commercial waste, as the council warns that breaking the rules could lead to prosecution and significant fines.

Plans to restrict disposable barbecues, sky lanterns and balloon releases at high-risk sites on the Isle of Wight have moved a step closer.

A much-loved member of the Isle of Wight’s amateur theatre community has died at the age of 95, leaving behind a decades-long legacy on the Island stage.

New parking charges could be introduced across the Isle of Wight — with warnings of a backlash from residents and businesses.

Plans to increase Floating Bridge fares and charge under-19s have been branded “lunacy” by an Isle of Wight councillor.

Isle of Wight students have helped officially identify a previously undocumented whale shark during an expedition to Africa.

More than 350 Island patients have taken part in ambulance clinical trials, helping researchers investigate new approaches to emergency care.

🚧 Planned maintenance on Medina Way Bridge in Newport has been postponed after additional strengthening work was identified.

A man has been taken to Southampton General Hospital after a serious crash in Sandown on Sunday evening.

Plans have been submitted for three new two-bedroom homes on a vacant site close to Ryde town centre.

The former Isle of Wight Council leader has criticised police over their response to a break-in at Ryde Town Hall, while the force says its investigation remains ongoing.

Plans for four ‘low-cost’ homes in East Cowes have attracted at least 19 objections, with concerns including overdevelopment, highway safety and the design of the proposed development.

A former coastguard station in Totland is set to become a new commercial art gallery featuring work from local, national and international artists.