Warning issued over parking scam text message
Press ReleaseThe IW Council is warning Islanders not to respond to texts about non-specific parking fines. It said it was aware…
Read MoreIW Council libraries to celebrate Green Libraries Week with wide range of activities
A wide range of events for children and adults will be taking place across all IW Council-run libraries in celebration…
Read MoreIsland Roads apologises for roadwork disruptions
A section on the main Cowes to Newport Road at Northwood is to be resurfaced by Island Roads today (Thursday).…
Read MoreIW Council serves Urgent Works Notice on Norris Castle owners
The IW Council has ordered the owners of a prominent Island landmark to make ‘urgent’ repairs within four weeks. The…
Read MoreLeeson Road borehole drilling work progressing well
Work to drill three boreholes at Leeson Road in Ventnor is progressing very well. The boreholes are being sunk to…
Read MoreFrom disabled sport to tackling invasive plants, WightAID is making a difference
Disabled sailors and swimmers, as well as a scheme to protect an Island stream from invasive Himalayan balsam, were among…
Read MoreCouncil planning enforcement team use emergency powers to secure derelict Sandown hotel
Work is being carried out to secure a derelict seafront hotel which has been blighted by repeated trespassing and vandalism.…
Read MoreFreshwater Parish Council award grant to West Wight Churches project
Freshwater Parish Council were very pleased to approve a community grant of £3,000 to West Wight Churches Youth Project. West…
Read MoreLatest Storm Ciaran and Storm Babet flood reports published for Newport, East Cowes and Ryde
Official reports examining the severe flooding that affected Newport, East Cowes and Ryde last autumn are now available to read…
Read MoreAppeal for information after Audi driven aggressively in Ventnor
The police are appealing for information after an incident where an Audi was driven aggressively on Gills Cliff Road in…
Read MoreGovernment should ‘just get on’ with compensation for WASPI women
Both newly-elected MPs for the Isle of Wight have pledged their support to a group campaigning for fair state pension…
Read MoreNewport’s Lord Louis library set to undergo essential works
The Lord Louis Library in Newport is scheduled to undergo essential maintenance from Monday, 14 October, and is expected to…
Read MoreShanklin thoroughfare improvements later this month
Work to improve sections of a busy Shanklin thoroughfare is being planned by Island Roads for later this month. Landguard…
Read MoreRaworth, Rice and Titchmarsh join Literary Festival
A trio of celebrity interviewers have been added to the list of star performers at next week’s Isle of Wight…
Read MoreMan charged with drug supply offences in Rookley
A 35 year-old man has been charged with drugs supply offences following a warrant in Rookley. On Thursday, September 12,…
Read MoreIW Council care and health careers fair hailed a huge success
More than 580 people descended on the Lord Louis Library in Newport last week to find out more about career…
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