Latest Council News

A new website to help young people in Year 11 plan and prepare for life, study and work after school has been launched by Island Futures and the Hampshire Careers Partnership.

The Isle of Wight Council is very pleased to support the NHS Test and Trace app, which will be tested here on the Isle of Wight before a national rollout.

The project is led by the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Isle of Wight Council will be giving local support to the national team.

Eligible Island businesses have just one week remaining to provide details for the council to process payments under two key government grant schemes.

Scientists in Southampton believe four bones recently found on the Isle of Wight belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and modern-day birds.

The Floating Bridge was taken out of service in July for scheduled maintenance.  Whilst undergoing tests prior to returning to service, a major fault with the hydraulic system has been identified. The shipbuilders and their approved contractors investigated this and advised the council that the vessel could not return to service as originally planned.

The car parks at Quay Road, Ryde; River Road, Yarmouth and Church Litten, Newport will be offering a full contactless payment service. 

These locations were chosen by the Isle of Wight Council because all three are well-used, with people visiting the car parks for a range of reasons including shopping, commuting or leisure. 

For a few weeks now, library customers have been able to visit their local Council-run library to return books, collect books they have reserved, and to pick up book selections they have requested through the order and collect service. 

Now the council is opening the library doors to customers, after making changes to ensure that library visiting is as COVID-19 safe as possible both for staff and  customers.

Islanders are being thanked for recycling more at home as new research shows the changing ways residents manage their household waste.

A multi-million pound programme of coastal protection works looks set to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion to more than 1,000 Island homes and businesses.

Nature and sustainability are at the heart of a flagship affordable housing and rural business park scheme which the Isle of Wight Council and its partners hope will serve as an exemplar for future development on the Island.