Latest Council News

Due to the sad loss of a long standing and well respected member of our waste and recycling collection crew, there will be no waste or recycling collections on the 19 November to allow staff to attend the funeral.

Isle of Wight Council Cabinet members and senior officers have rolled up their sleeves and had their flu jabs.

A special extra winter discount offer is being introduced for cars using Cowes floating bridge from 11 November.

A new safe place for homeless people to take shelter in during the colder winter months will open its doors next week.

The Isle of Wight Council has responded to feedback on gritting routes and decided not to make any changes this winter.

The Isle of Wight Council will join other Island travel operators and offer free travel this Sunday (10 November 2019) on Cowes floating bridge for members and veterans of the armed forces.

The Island has today (Thursday 7 November) officially received the ‘writ from the clerk to the crown’ for the general election.

The old seafront toilet block opposite Sandown Pier would be given a new lease of life under proposals being brought forward by the council.

A public consultation on plans to close All Saints’ Primary School in Freshwater is underway.

With Newport Visitor Information Centre moving to new premises at Newport Bus Station, the Isle of Wight Council’s Museum of Island History in the town's Guildhall is still open for visitors and planning an exciting new exhibition.