No national timetable for the reopening of schools
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterThe government has announced five things that must happen before schools reopen — as no date is set for schools…
Read MoreCommunity garden in Freshwater to become bin store
Plans have been approved for Southern Housing Group (SHG) to install 16 waste stores, which will house 64 bins, in…
Read MoreCouncil looking for additional mortuary space on the Island
Additional facilities are being looked at by the Isle of Wight Council to provide extra mortuary facilities. It comes following…
Read MoreNew plans submitted for controversial High Street building
PLANS have been submitted to change a controversial building in Bembridge — moving on from its chequered history — to…
Read MoreCowes Harbour must remain open
Despite the lockdown, Cowes Harbour is still open and ‘cannot refuse entry’ to vessels who need to go through or…
Read MoreFears that domestic abuse cases will increase during COVID-19
As people are told to lockdown and stay at home, fears have been rising for another vulnerable group in these…
Read MoreIsland NHS staff ‘receiving better protection levels’
Isle of Wight NHS staff fighting the coronavirus are receiving better levels of personal protection equipment, according to a national…
Read MoreStudents told how exams markings will be decided
Students on the Isle of Wight who were facing exams in the coming months can breathe a sigh of relief,…
Read MoreCouncil meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus pressures
A meeting of the Isle of Wight Council has been cancelled due to the ongoing pressures of coronavirus. The policy…
Read MoreFormer Ventnor petrol station could become homes
The former petrol station and Central store on Victoria Street, Ventnor could become six houses. In a planning application submitted…
Read MorePlans to develop Branstone Farm in place
Plans are in place to develop Branstone Farm — the home of many Isle of Wight school trips. A joint…
Read MoreFurther plans to regenerate Newport Harbour have been revealed
A new hotel, multi-storey car park, up to 268 flats and 40 houses — further details have been revealed about…
Read MoreRyde bin men caught ‘Throwing rubbish around’
Bin crews in Ryde are under fire from residents who caught them on camera allegedly flinging around rubbish and not…
Read MoreCouncil collected thousands in school absence fines
The Isle of Wight Council made more than £100,000 last year from fining parents and carers whose children had unauthorised…
Read MorePlans in progress for new cafe and toilet facilities on Sandown Seafront
A busy stretch of Isle of Wight seafront could see a new restaurant and public toilets if planning permission is…
Read MoreOne in four staff at Isle of Wight NHS Trust abused by patients
More than one in four staff across the Isle of Wight NHS have experienced abuse towards them by patients in…
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