Traditional countryside event postponed until next year
Press ReleaseThe 2024 Hedgelaying Competition, due to take place on February 24, has been postponed until next year. Co-organiser, Matthew Chatfield,…
Read MoreWest Wight gets to have a say over traffic proposals
It is the turn of residents in the west of the Island to have their say over changes to parking…
Read MoreThe IW Council is thinking about changing the way it works. What’s your view?
At their Full Council meeting in July 2023 the council agreed to start work on changing its governance and the…
Read MoreWill Newport’s High Street be home to Tesco after all?
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterPlans for a supermarket giant to move into the heart of the Isle of Wight have been reinvigorated after posters…
Read MoreSecond home tax introduction approved, but final decision comes later this month
Isle of Wight Council cabinet members have approved both the introduction of a second home tax and a revised empty…
Read MorePlans for more than 50 new parking restrictions hit the brakes
More than 50 new Isle of Wight parking restrictions are being introduced, but a few have hit the brakes, for…
Read MorePlans to turn Melville Hall Hotel in Sandown into homes are refused, again!
Plans to turn a once popular Isle of Wight hotel into a house have been refused, for a second time.…
Read MoreCCTV images released following Island burglary and sexual assault
Do you recognise this man? The police want to identify him as part of an investigation into a burglary that…
Read MoreThe extension at Ryde Esplanade Station to be open soon
Another major milestone has been reached at Ryde Interchange. The extension of the concourse at Ryde Esplanade Station will open…
Read MoreRyde Esplanade toilets are hoped to open in time for Easter
Public toilets in a popular Isle of Wight seafront tourist town will open after all, following an agreement between the…
Read MoreThere’s lots of cake for Cowes WI’s 14th birthday
Cowes Womens’ Institute has reached their 14th birthday this year. To celebrate the anniversary the ladies decided to visit 14…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: A recent patient at St Mary’s Hospital
I recently had a stay in St Mary’s Hospital for quite a big operation that was extremely concerning. The nurses…
Read MoreCan you help Age UK IW ‘Spread the Warmth’ across the Island?
Age UK Isle of Wight is encouraging those Island residents who don’t need their Winter Fuel payment to consider donating…
Read MoreMarked bikes are 83 per cent less likely to be stolen
Officers from the South Wight Neighbourhood Police Team held a successful bicycle register at Morrison’s supermarket, in Lake last Saturday,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where were all the humans as I went through my Calais hell?
Where did everyone go? Self-service cash registers, parking apps, smart meters, wherever you turn technology replaces people. Cash is no…
Read MoreIn table tennis Ryde A are back on top
By Debbie Yates Division One Shanklin A 5 v Ryde Reprobates 5, Ryde A 9 v Ryde Goshawks 1, Ryde…
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