Bid made to convert and replace Island village tea rooms
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterA village’s tea rooms and garden could be converted into a three-bedroom house, with a smaller replacement tea room built…
Read MoreSupermarket to have 272 rooftop solar panels installed
A supermarket on the edge of a seaside town is to have 272 rooftop solar panels installed. Aldi’s prior approval…
Read MoreOffice space in the heart of Newport could be converted into first-time buyer flats
Office space in the heart of the Island’s county town could be converted into two new ‘first-time buyer flats’. Jon…
Read MoreRyde High Street will have two new ‘low cost’ flats
An empty ground floor of a high street property will be converted into two ‘much-needed’ flats. County Hall has given…
Read MoreHoliday park could be transformed into ‘upmarket and exclusive tourism attraction’
A holiday park near a large village could have 17 new lodges built as part of a phased transformation into…
Read MoreVacant town centre café could be converted into amusement arcade
An adult amusement arcade could be coming to a town centre, in an empty building formerly home to a café.…
Read MoreContentious bid to use five homes for parenting courses dealt further blow
A contentious bid to use five homes for parenting courses has been refused, with Isle of Wight Council officers saying…
Read MorePub’s works scheme and name change shelved after opposition
A pub’s major redecoration plans and proposed name change have been shelved following opposition from a local parish council. The…
Read MoreTown council votes to keep “vital” Beach Safety Project with precept increase
A town council voted to keep its “vital” Beach Safety Project using funding from an increase in its precept Monday…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Conservatives: council spending “out of control”
The Isle of Wight Conservatives have accused the council of “out of control” spending following its recently announced 2025/26 budget.…
Read MoreDate set for hearing over West Acre Park
The struggle to protect one of Ryde’s last farms will reach the second highest court in the country in hearings…
Read MoreIsland seaside town could get large eight bed HMO
A large, eight-bedroom house in the centre of a seaside town could become a house of multiple occupation (HMO). Mr…
Read MoreCouncil chairman welcomes “essential” £35,000 Floating Bridge budget spend
The Isle of Wight Council’s chairman has welcomed an “essential” budget proposal for new Cowes-East Cowes Floating Bridge generators but…
Read MorePlans to use five homes for parenting courses provoke outcry
Plans to use five homes for parenting development courses have provoked an outcry from residents and councillors. Shanklin Central’s County…
Read More‘Half-built eye-sore’ plans divide opinion
A proposal to build a new seafront café on the site of a ‘half-built eyesore’ has divided opinion. Hospitality business…
Read MoreKey £13 million spending packages to be considered amid ‘unprecedented uncertainty’
Key spending packages worth £13 million will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet this Thursday amid ‘unprecedented…
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