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The news came as a disappointment to Norris Castle Estate Group (NECG), which owns the castle and grounds on the Isle of Wight.

More than 1,000 children across the Island have been offered places at secondary schools this week.

Isle of Wight Council cabinet members have approved both the introduction of a second home tax and a revised empty property charge — though a…

The cabinet member for education and children’s services has hit out at Bob Seely, who he claims is not paying attention to how the situation involving delaying school closures has been developing.

MP Bob Seely has slammed Alliance Councillors for disgracefully delaying decisions about school place planning until after the council elections next year.

About 50 separating parents on the Isle of Wight are needed to test the app ahead of a national roll-out.

As the calendar ticks over into 2024, new challenges and new opportunities sit on the horizon for the Isle of Wight Council.

The Island is “more than capable of dealing with the challenges it faces” in the delivery of children’s services, says a senior Isle of Wight Council official, as a decade-long strategic partnership comes to an end.

The Island is "more than capable of dealing with the challenges it faces" in the delivery of childrens services, says a senior Isle of…

The Isle of Wight Council has announced the appointment of a new key senior manager - the director of childrens services.