28, July 2026·1 min readOverdue food hygiene inspections cut by 80% on the IslandCouncil reduces overdue food hygiene inspections, but new business checks remain challenging
28, July 2026·3 min readQuarter of Island’s working age adults have diagnosed anxietyNew public health report reveals scale of anxiety and depression among Islanders
Councillors question ‘chaos’ on Island’s roads in light of roadworks surgeCouncillors challenge Island Roads over roadworks chaos and utility company accountability
Wildlife Trust gathers 100,000 seagrass seeds from Solent meadowsVolunteers collected 100,000 seagrass seeds to restore lost Solent underwater meadows.
Newport march to highlight concerns over glyphosate use on the IslandGreenpeace Isle of Wight is holding a Newport march highlighting glyphosate risks to bees and other wildlife
Council funding gap delays restrictions on disposable BBQs and sky lanternsOfficers say funding and capacity issues mean Council restrictions can't yet proceed
Ryde Neighbourhood Board doubles funding after strong interestRyde Neighbourhood Board doubles its community grants fund to £200,000 this year
Mountbatten’s Chelsea Garden marks ten years on the IslandMountbatten's relocated Chelsea Flower Show garden turns ten, open to all visitors
Overdue food hygiene inspections cut by 80% on the IslandCouncil reduces overdue food hygiene inspections, but new business checks remain challenging
Quarter of Island’s working age adults have diagnosed anxietyNew public health report reveals scale of anxiety and depression among Islanders
Freshwater Bay approach gets temporary parking conesIsle of Wight Council will restrict parking on Afton Road until early September
Councillors question ‘chaos’ on Island’s roads in light of roadworks surgeCouncillors challenge Island Roads over roadworks chaos and utility company accountability
Wildlife Trust gathers 100,000 seagrass seeds from Solent meadowsVolunteers collected 100,000 seagrass seeds to restore lost Solent underwater meadows.
Newport march to highlight concerns over glyphosate use on the IslandGreenpeace Isle of Wight is holding a Newport march highlighting glyphosate risks to bees and other wildlife
Ryde Neighbourhood Board doubles funding after strong interestRyde Neighbourhood Board doubles its community grants fund to £200,000 this year
Campaigner brings suicide prevention walk to the Island this SeptemberIslanders can join a three-day coastal walk supporting suicide prevention and mental wellbeing
Sandown carnival crowds rally behind UK Town of Culture bidSandown carnival-goers backed the town's Town of Culture bid, reaching the national final
Join the Lifeboat Lotto for your chance to win up to £5000It will cost you less than £10 per month and you could win up to £5,000, all while supporting our inshore lifeboat crews
Wildheart CEO conquers gruelling Welsh 3000s to raise sanctuary fundsA Wildheart team tackled the punishing Welsh 3000s to fund animal rescue work
Naturezones seeks student volunteers for summer placementsBlackwater wildlife centre wants student and graduate volunteers for summer placements
Letter: Why heat-health warnings must not go unheeded in schoolsNEU official warns Isle of Wight schools remain unprepared for increasingly frequent heat alerts
Letter: Trump’s drug pricing deal could cost NHS livesVentnor reader warns US drug pricing deal could cost NHS thousands of lives and urges next PM to 'stand up for our NHS'
Letter: Why can’t the Isle of Wight build tunnels like Shetland?This reader weighs Shetland's £1.5Bn tunnel ambitions against the Island's stubborn ferry situation
Sam the Sandown Clown: Discussing reason #2 to visit No Ordinary Town exhibition at Quay Arts (podcast)
Is Ventnor’s ‘graben’ actually a ‘doline’ as geologists newly-suggest? – And what difference might that make? (podcast)
LNRS: Understanding Isle of Wight’s local nature recovery strategy and its significance, with Graham Horton (Podcast)
‘Ambition’ and ‘Mindset’ sets Isle of Wight and its artists apart says Phil Gibby, Arts Council SW Director (Podcast)
Ollie Boulter interview (pt4): Exceeding government energy efficiency standards, the skills gap in construction and ‘brown envelopes’
Ollie Boulter interview (pt3): Find out about affordable housing, the Airbnb phenomenon and housing targets from Head of IWC planning
Ollie Boulter interview (pt2): Head of IWC planning on pre-applications, the life of IWC planning officers and changes to the NPPF (podcast/listen)
Ollie Boulter: Get an in-depth understanding of the Isle of Wight planning process with the Head of IWC planning (Part 1 of podcast/listen)
Listen: How Zoe Portsmouth’s boxing journey is inspiring Isle of Wight’s girls and young women (podcast)
Olivia Parkes – Britannia the old lady of the sea – immortalised in Ventnor tribute (podcast) (updated)