FLOATING BRIDGE SUSPENDED ONCE AGAIN AFTER WEEK OF DISRUPTION
The Floating Bridge service between Cowes and East Cowes has been suspended once again today (Thursday). The service has seen a week of near-constant disruption to services with the vital connection between the 2 towns expected to be off until...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS WORKING FROM HOME RANKED HAPPIEST IN NATIONWIDE SURVEY
Employees on the Isle of Wight who are working from home have the highest happiness rating in the United Kingdom, according to a new survey. As Islanders in their droves have been forced to work from a make-shift home office...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT HIGH STREETS AWARDED SHARE OF £6M FUNDING FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Isle of Wight High Streets in Newport and Ryde are set to receive a share of a £6 million fund to deliver community-led cultural activities over the next 3 years. Historic England has announced that more than 60 High Streets...
Read moreDetailsTEA PARTY HELD IN RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY AT ISLAND CARE HOME
Residents and staff at Orchard House care home in Newport got involved with International Nurses Day and hosted a much-deserved tea party for their team to celebrate nurses and care staff around the world last Wednesday (12th May). This year,...
Read moreDetailsU3A CELEBRATES EASING OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS WITH COASTAL WALK
The easing of pandemic restrictions is being celebrated in style by local groups of the u3a whose motto is ‘learn, laugh and live’. Blue and yellow pompoms will feature large on 2nd June as Isle of Wight u3a members prepare...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL SECURES £357,000 FUNDING IN NEXT STAGE OF ROUGH SLEEPING PROGRAMME
More rough sleepers are set to be helped off the streets and into safe accommodation thanks to a further £357,500 in government funding. The money, secured by the Isle of Wight Council, will support vital projects such as the Island's...
Read moreDetailsMISSING WOMAN FOUND DEAD ON ROCKS NEAR VENTNOR HAD EXTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY
A woman whose body was found on rocks after she was reported missing had disclosed her thoughts of walking into the sea to her GP, an inquest heard. 69-year-old Jennifer Zoe Key disappeared from her home in Downside, Ventnor on...
Read moreDetailsFURTHER ISLAND LINE TRAINS ARRIVE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT AMID UPGRADE DELAYS
Photo: Josh Thomas The latest in a line of new Island Line rolling stock has arrived on the Island today (Tuesday), marking another step in the delivery of the £26million pound investment in the railway. The Class 484s will operate...
Read moreDetailsCONVICTED RAPIST EXPOSED HIMSELF TO PRISON DENTIST AT HMP ISLE OF WIGHT
A convicted rapist who is serving a lengthy sentence at HMP Isle of Wight has admitted exposing his penis to a prison dentist and dental nurse. Glenroy Barnes, 29, of HMP Isle of Wight appeared before magistrates this morning (Tuesday)...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT COUNCILLORS STEP UP CAMPAIGN AGAINST LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENTS
A group of Isle of Wight Councillors have stepped up their efforts and campaign to stop large-scale housing developments in Ryde and the East Wight from being built on greenfield sites. They believe the developments are unsustainable, there is a...
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