ISLANDERS TO BENEFIT FROM £100 LIMIT ON CONTACTLESS TRANSACTIONS
Islanders are set to benefit from an increase in the contactless card transaction limit later this month - the second in the past 18 months. From 15th October, the amount that can be spent in one contactless transaction will rise...
Read moreDetailsJAN TAKES ON BACK TO BACK TRIATHLON EVENTS IN VALENCIA
2 back to back events were in store for Wight Tri member, Jan Fletcher, when she travelled to Valencia to take part in 2 European Age Group Triathlon Championship events last weekend. On Saturday (25th September) Jan competed in the...
Read moreDetailsIWALC WORKSHOP ASKS: ‘WHAT CAN THE ISLAND LEARN FROM THE WAY WE RESPONDED TO COVID’
The Isle of Wight has recently received a Silver award from the Institute of Excellence in Public Service for the way in which it responded to the COVID crisis. As previously reported, the submission was made by the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsCELEBRATION FOR ISLANDER AS INDOOR BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS POSTED
The ladies' and gents' Indoor Bowls Championship from 2019/20 was concluded after a lost season on Sunday (26th September). The winners will go on to represent the Island club in the Champion of Champions National competition. In the ladies' final,...
Read moreDetailsVECTIS RADIO NOMINATED FOR 6 AWARDS AT THE 2021 NATIONAL COMMUNITY RADIO AWARDS
Community radio station Vectis Radio has been nominated for a staggering 6 awards at this year's Community Radio Awards. It’s the first time for a nomination in this category in the station's almost 4 year FM history. Returning to an...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS TO LOSE PHYSICAL DRIVING LICENSES AS DVLA GOES DIGITAL
Islanders are set to be part of a revolutionary national move that will see some physical driving licenses scrapped in favor of digital versions online. The national move which has been outlined by Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps,...
Read moreDetailsISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS URGED TO CHECK FOR LEAD PIPES IN THEIR HOMES
Drinking water in England was rated as very high-quality last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, and property owners on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to do their bit to keep it that way. The annual drinking...
Read moreDetailsWIDESPREAD DISRUPTION IN COWES AND EAST COWES AS MAJOR MAIN BURSTS
Residents in large areas of Cowes and East Cowes are without water following a burst water main this evening (Tuesday). The main, located near the main Cowes to Newport road, supplies several areas of the town, with residents in areas...
Read moreDetailsISLAND CARE HOMES BEGIN TO RECEIVE COVID BOOSTER JABS
Care homes on the Isle of Wight are beginning to roll out coronavirus booster jabs to staff and residents. Just one of the Isle of Wight's Care Homes, Orchard House, recently welcomed doctors from Newport Health Centre who arrived to...
Read moreDetailsSPECIAL EVENTS AND FURRY GUESTS FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOLLYES
Jollyes’ store in Newport celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend with events ranging from a visit by the Island’s donkey sanctuary to a kids’ treasure hunt. The store, on the River Way Industrial Estate, notched up its quarter-century landmark in...
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