Rural traditions kept alive by Brighstone Primary School as dancers charm crowd at 62nd Shorwell Midsummer Fair
New form of local democracy proposed by resident discontented with the way the parish council has been run
Island Line’s Ryde Pier service cancelled for eight months as work continues to repair and preserve structure
Island Line’s Ryde Pier service cancelled for eight months as work continues to repair and preserve structure
Letter: Southern Vectis festival buses bypassed for cheaper regular service by festival-goers: With unfortunate consequences
6, July 2022·2 min readHave your say on out of hours access to Isle of Wight GP servicesA requirement from NHS England calls for enhanced GP services from the autumn. Share your views by 17th July
22, March 2022·1 min readIsle of Wight walk-in Covid-19 clinics for first, second and booster jabsSee details of walk-in Covid-19 clinics in Newport and Sandown for first, second or booster doses
26, May 2021·1 min readNewly-elected IWC councillor Richard Quigley won’t be at this evening’s first full council meeting. He tells us whyNews OnTheWight spoke to Cllr Quigley to find out why he won’t be able to attend and how he’d have voted if he could have been there
25, May 2021·1 min readIslanders welcome to attend Wednesday’s Power-deciding first council meeting - but numbers are limitedWho will run the Isle of Wight council is all down to the votes tomorrow evening, as no one party has enough votes - Spaces for the public are limited
19, May 2021·2 min readOusted Isle of Wight council leader shares list of ‘Conservatives' achievements’ in his final reportFor his final Leader's report, former councillor and leader of the Isle of Wight council Dave Stewart lists the ‘Conservatives' achievements’ over the last four years
9, May 2021·4 min readIsle of Wight 2021 town, parish and community council resultsThe votes were counted on Saturday and revealed some interesting results, with lots of new faces on Isle of Wight town, parish and community councils
7, May 2021·1 min readI've voted in the 2021 Isle of Wight elections, what happens now?Here’s why you haven't woken up this morning to the results from the local elections
30, April 2021·3 min readThe highs and lows of 12 months at the Isle of Wight Covid-19 testing siteVictoria shares stories of the highs and lows of running the Covid-19 test centre on the Isle of Wight for the past 12 months
18, February 2021·1 min readListed: Every Isle of Wight council property asset as at Feb 2021Which parts of your town does the Isle of Wight council own? News OnTheWight has created a complete list of assets that you can easily search
14, May 2020·1 min readIsle of Wight council deliver 155,000 pieces of PPE to frontline workersSo far the council has handed out 28,604 masks; 43,800 aprons; 80,460 pairs of gloves; 39.3 litres of sanitiser; and 2,300 eye protectors
11, May 2020·1 min read18,000 contact tracers recruited to work with Contact Tracing AppIf you report Coronavirus symptoms through the Contact Tracing App, here's what happens
7, May 2020·2 min readIsle of Wight garden centres forced to stop their click and collect servicesThe Isle of Wight council say regulations state that click and collect is only available to businesses permitted to be open to the public