HAS YOUR FAVOURITE ISLAND EATERY BEEN VISITED BY HYGIENE INSPECTORS RECENTLY?
Isle of Wight restaurants, takeaways and cafes are among the businesses which have been visited by food hygiene inspectors since Christmas. The Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health officers have been visiting businesses to see if they are meeting the...
Read moreDetails7.4% PRECEPT HIKE IN RYDE TO SEE RESIDENTS PAY AROUND £10 MORE A YEAR
Ryde Town Council will charge its residents around £10 more a year from April, it has been announced. On Monday night (5th February), the authority agreed to increase the amount of council tax it gets from residents by 7.4%. It...
Read moreDetailsMURAL CELEBRATING ISLAND’S HERITAGE COULD BE PAINTED ON COLUMBINE BUILDING
An eye-catching mural, celebrating the Isle of Wight’s historical industrial innovations and iconic wildlife, could be added to the side of the Columbine Building in East Cowes. Plans have been unveiled for a 2-part mural to be painted onto the...
Read moreDetailsRE-INSPECTION AT KO-SING SEES POPULAR CHINESE TAKEAWAY SECURE 5-STAR HYGIENE RATING
Just 2 months after being slammed for poor hygiene standards, a Chinese takeaway in Lake has managed to turn things around and secure a 5-star food hygiene rating. Ko-Sing, on Sandown Road in Lake, was re-inspected by Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsBACKLOG OF HYGIENE INSPECTIONS TO BE TACKLED AS NEW ‘PROACTIVE PROGRAMME’ APPROVED
A ‘proactive’ programme has been approved to tackle a backlog of food hygiene inspections on the Isle of Wight. It comes after the issue was raised by the Isle of Wight Council’s internal auditor. The backlog included more than 200 food serving, making or...
Read moreDetailsMORE JOBS COULD BE ON THE CARDS AT VIKOMA IF PLANS FOR NEW WAREHOUSE ARE APPROVED
An Isle of Wight manufacturer of oil spill solutions is looking to ramp up production at its East Cowes base — with the potential to create more jobs. Vikoma moved into its East Cowes home in 2010 where it makes...
Read moreDetails£3,000 PAID OUT TO FAMILY AFTER COUNCIL FAIL TO SUPPORT CHILD’S ANXIETY
The Isle of Wight Council has forked out more than £3,000 for taking too long to arrange help for a child. The boy’s mother complained to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) that without the provision of trained...
Read moreDetailsFUTURE OF MILITARY ROAD TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING NEXT WEEKEND
A meeting is on the cards for local residents to discuss the future of the Isle of Wight’s iconic Military Road. A gathering will take place at 16:00, at Seely Hall in Brook, on Sunday 11th February. It comes as...
Read moreDetailsQUESTIONS OVER CORONER’S LACK OF INQUESTS REMAIN AS FAMILIES’ WAIT INCREASES
Questions are once again being asked of the Coroner for the Isle of Wight, Caroline Sumeray, as the backlog of inquests waiting to be heard builds - but she has refused to provide answers. As reported by Island Echo back...
Read moreDetailsPLANS FOR CLIFF TOP LODGES IN VENTNOR WITHDRAWN AFTER LOCAL BACKLASH
Plans for 4 residential lodges, which would have been built near an Isle of Wight cliff edge, have been shelved, for now. The plans for Shore Road in Bonchurch were submitted at the end of November — just days before...
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