Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has responded to criticism of its use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), described as ‘barbaric’ by an Isle of Wight councillor.

Two new homes are set to be created in the heart of Newport, after plans to convert empty offices on Quay Street were approved.

A motion calling for the Isle of Wight Council’s pension funds to be invested more ‘ethically’ is set to be debated today.

“Barbaric” or essential? Shock therapy for depression is still being used on the Isle of Wight – with calls for it to be scrapped.

Plans for five new houses on land next to the former train station in St Helens have sparked a wave of objections ahead of a council decision next month.

A proposal to paint the front of an Isle of Wight antique shop with a “fantastic” hand-painted mural has been approved.

Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s senior consultant in palliative care has warned Islanders could face “dying badly” if major cuts to hospice funding go ahead.

A new children’s home is set to open in Newport after plans were given the green light by the Isle of Wight Council.

Voters in Lake North will head to the polls on Thursday 2 October to elect a new Isle of Wight councillor, following the recent resignation of Reform UK’s David Maclean.

A long-derelict plot on Ventnor Esplanade is set for redevelopment after plans for two new semi-detached houses were approved by the Isle of Wight Council.

Wroxall Primary School has been rated Good across all areas by Ofsted, marking a remarkable turnaround after facing the threat of closure last year.

A new residential home providing vital accommodation for children is set to open in Sandown.

Around £25 million of capital spending for affordable housing has been earmarked in the council’s 2025/26 budget, but this remains “subject to business case.”

Site plans for an expansion of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision at an Isle of Wight secondary school have been approved.

A proposal to turn a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into rental accommodation – including a nine-bed HMO – has been withdrawn. The...

The Isle of Wight Council should continue to stand alone as an independent authority.

The Isle of Wight Council has defended its use of taxis and small vehicles to get children to and from school.

Four ‘affordable’ rental flats specifically for veterans will be built on vacant land in the Isle of Wight’s county town.

A parish council has withdrawn its objection to an Isle of Wight seaside bar’s premises license after councillors visited the site and...