Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale collaborates with Orlando Weeks on new single from album recorded on the Island
Isle of Wight Repair Cafe: Volunteer experts to offer free repair service to help avoid items going to landfill
Multiple arrests made as Island police tackle stalking, driving under the influence and other traffic offences
17, May 2021·3 min readStop large housing developments in East Wight to prevent an environmental crisis, urge councillorsThe councillors say the Island is "sleepwalking into a nightmare scenario" and that the planning department have to start listening to residents
14, May 2021·2 min readMixed reactions to plans for 70 new homes in ShalfleetThe application is not ‘set in stone’ and the development team said they would take the feedback from the parish council into consideration
11, May 2021·1 min readSecond drive through at St George’s retail park revealedThe revised plans reveal who will be taking the second drive-through at the new St George's Park
10, May 2021·1 min readDeveloper to come back with revised applicationThe developer has written to residents to say they'll be submitting a revised application after plans for 25 new dwellings was rejected
9, May 2021·1 min readOcean Hotel a ‘funeral pyre to years of neglect’ and ‘shameful legacy’ say residentsPaul Coueslant of the Our Sandown Group says inaction has enabled the tragedy at the Ocean Hotel to happen and that the event should be a funeral pyre for the years of neglect by those who know who they are
6, May 2021·1 min readThe Alchemy Arts Club plans tattoo studio in heart of CowesThe tattoo studio would have no outward signs of tattooing but instead, the general look of an art gallery
5, May 2021·2 min readCourt papers issued citing Isle of Wight council and Harbour owners – The issue? Recent planning approvalBembridge Harbour Trust claims that without this action the harbour is likely to fail as a viable port within a decade or so
4, May 2021·2 min readPlans to protect swimmers from anti-social behaviour on the waterThe parish council hope the planning application can be approved in time for them to install the buoys before the summer season
30, April 2021·1 min readRyde Town Council plan to offer deckchair, paddleboard and kayak hire once they take on HarbourWhen details have been finalised the town council will be first in line to buy the Harbour and plan to take on a deckchair concession too
30, April 2021·2 min read‘Bland and poorly designed’ plans for character property rejected by planning officersThe applicant wanted to convert the shop into residential accommodation with sash windows and a front door
27, April 2021·1 min readHarcourt Sands development moves to next stageAction had to be taken by K-Haus in order to avoid original planning permission running out
27, April 2021·1 min readPlans to create the Isle of Wight’s largest dance and gymnastics hubThe storage and office space could be transformed to hold two dance studios with another dedicated ballet studio on the first floor