NEW CAFE ‘CG’S’ OPENS FOR BUSINESS BY NEWPORT BUS STATION
CG's Café has opened on the former site of the Cornerstop Café on Orchard Street by Newport Bus Station. It is a new venture from Callum Grant who, along with his family, has been busy renovating and redecorating the space...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 4TH AUGUST 2023
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications...
Read moreDetailsCOWES RNLI HIGHLIGHT ‘LADIES THAT LAUNCH’ FOLLOWING EXERCISE BY ALL-FEMALE CREW
It’s a picture that provides the clearest evidence – that when it comes to the RNLI at Cowes being female is categorically no bar to any role in the organisation. Whether it's boat crew, shore crew, launch authority, plant operator,...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT VETERAN’S 4 LEGGED FRIEND NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
3 finalists in this year’s Soldiering On Awards are dogs including Baxter who is the Canine Partner of disabled Isle of Wight veteran Jonathan Giemza-Pipe. The Animal Partnership Award honours the unique relationships and companionship provided by animals that support...
Read moreDetailsEXPERIENCE JIMI HENDRIX AT FASCINATING TALK TO BE HELD AT DIMBOLA THIS MONTH
Arguably the best biographer of Jimi Hendrix, Harry Shapiro, is to give a talk on Jimi during the years 1969 and 1970 entitled ‘The Year of Living Dangerously’ at Dimbola in Freshwater on 12th August. Harry’s talk will focus on...
Read moreDetailsRESIDENTS AT OLD CHARLTON CARE HOME BRUSH UP ON THEIR PAINTING SKILLS
Residents at Old Charlton Care Home have been grabbing their brushes and using them to learn a new skill with the help of local artist, Linda Edge, from On The Edge Graphics. Linda visited the home and spent time assisting...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT CAMRA REVEALS PUB AND BEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
Members of the Isle of Wight Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) were happy to brave the atrocious weather to gather together to honour the great and the good in the Island beer and brewing scene last week....
Read moreDetailsWINNER OF COWES WEEK YOUTH TROPHY ANNOUNCED
To celebrate Youth Day at Cowes Week on Wednesday (2nd August), a new trophy - Cowes Week Youth Trophy - was awarded at a reception hosted by Montgomery Estate Planning. This new trophy, to recognise outstanding commitment and achievement among...
Read moreDetailsNEW LUCIE BLACKMAN NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MOST WATCHED IN THE UK
Netflix have released a new film telling the distressing story of Lucie Blackman's disappearance 23 years ago in Japan. The true crime documentary entitled 'Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case' was released last week and tells the harrowing story through interviews...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE RNLI TASKED TO MEDIVAC YACHT CREW MEMBER IN 2ND SHOUT OF THE DAY
Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat was launched shortly after 15:10 this afternoon (Wednesday) at the request of Solent Coastguard to medivac a crew member with a compound fracture from 1 of a flotilla of Clipper Venture yachts. Conditions were quite...
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