Will former hotel become six flats?
Isle of Wight ObserverA proposal has been lodged to convert the long‑vacant Esplanade Hotel in Shanklin into six two‑bedroom flats, with planning consultants…
Read MoreRevised plans for Donkey Field home
A new application has been submitted to revise plans for a controversial single‑storey home, on land locally known as the…
Read MoreIsland Roads backs an animal charity
Island Roads has named Newport-based Friends of the Animals (FOTA) as its staff Charity of the Year. Representatives from the…
Read MoreCalm start to winter trials on the Medina
Sunday morning brought still, bright conditions on the River Medina for the first winter time trial of 2026, with 39…
Read MoreHelp on the way for young cancer patients
IW West MP Richard Quigley has welcomed the announcement of a new £10 million travel support fund for children and…
Read MoreIsland teams bag goals across divisions in hockey
The all-weather surface at Smallbrook saw IW Ladies 1st XI come back from behind, to secure a 2-2 home draw…
Read MoreWest Wight are winners in this week’s football
With wet weather affecting weekend matches, West Wight overcame Shanklin in the semi-final of the IW Challenge Cup, East Cowes…
Read MoreSTAR LETTER: Loyal staff left in the dark
Dear Editor, Godshill Primary School was running at a loss, so they sold the pre-school part of the school to…
Read MoreWin tickets at the IW Story Festival
The IW Story Festival returns to Quay Arts in Newport, from February 19–21, bringing three days of storytelling fun for…
Read MoreSee the inside of prison life
Are you looking for a voluntary role that offers a rare insight into a world few people ever see? The…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Cilla Morris – 100 years old
I was born 100 years ago in East Cowes, the year of the 1926 General Strike. I went to Osborne…
Read MoreMore conservation space for squirrels
The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust has expanded its conservation work with the purchase of an additional area of…
Read MoreRegister now for Walk the Wight
Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s Walk the Wight 2026 will take place on Sunday, May 10, and registration is open for…
Read More‘Spend a penny’ site valued at £1
A seafront toilet block, in one of the Island’s busiest tourist towns, could be transferred to Sandown Town Council (STC)…
Read MorePotential sites for social rent housing
A major list of council owned land and buildings that could be sold or redeveloped – including six key sites…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Trump, Starmer, and the art of getting it wrong!
The Orange One loves winding up Europeans – and the Canadian PM, obviously. His threats against Canada and Greenland are…
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