The change was made in a response to surveys carried out by the paper in November 2007 claiming 87 percent of islanders in favour of a compact format.

[8] In January 2020, long serving editor Alan Marriott returned to his role at the County Press, replacing Emily Pearce who had edited the paper for the previous 12 months.

[10] In August 2024, the Isle of Wight County Press sold its home for the past 30 years, Brannon House, to the local charity Friends of the Animals.

After a period of working from home, a new office was opened at Innovation Centre, St Cross Business Park in early December 2024.

[2] The Isle of Wight County Press website was launched in 1999 and features headline articles updated on a daily basis.