MOULDY FRIDGES, OUT OF DATE FOOD AND CONTAMINATION RISK – WHY VENTNOR WINTER GARDENS GOT A ZERO HYGIENE RATING
The full details of why Ventnor Winter Gardens received a zero food hygiene rating have been revealed, including mouldy fridges, out of date food and general poor cleanliness. As previously reported by Island Echo, Ventnor Winter Gardens was recently slapped...
Read moreDetailsDEMOLITION OF WESTERN GARDENS TOILETS A STEP CLOSER AS PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED
Controversial changes for the Ryde Interchange transport scheme are a step closer after an application was submitted to start demolition works. The fate of the 1930s public toilet and cafe block on Western Gardens had been partially signed since the...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT REMAINS OMICRON FREE AND THERE ARE POSITIVE SIGNS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The Isle of Wight remains Omicron free, despite the new COVID-19 strain becoming more prominent nationwide. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday (Monday), health secretary Sajid Javid told MPs 20% of the COVID cases on Friday looked to be...
Read moreDetailsREASSURANCES THAT CHILDREN’S SERVICES DEAL WITH SAFEGUARDING IN A ‘REALLY STRONG WAY’
Following the tragic death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes in Solihull, the Isle of Wight Council has been reassured its children’s services are ‘responsive’ and ‘dealing with safeguarding in a really strong way’. There was a national outcry when Arthur died in...
Read moreDetailsAN EXTRA 57 HOMES PROPOSED FOR BEMBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT – INCLUDING 20 AFFORDABLE PROPERTIES
What was originally permission for 9 houses in Bembridge could end up as a 66-home development. Thornwood Estates has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to build 57 more properties on a site on Steyne Road and Hillway Road....
Read moreDetailsTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – LATEST FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Food hygiene inspectors on the Isle of Wight have been busy dishing out the ratings, but some establishments are failing to achieve the high standards expected... Environmental health officers have conducted visits to a range of Island eateries and establishments...
Read moreDetailsPARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COUNCILS PRAISED FOR PUTTING PUBLIC HEALTH TEAM IN A STRONGER POSITION
The partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council has been praised for taking a failing public health team to a stronger position. The 5-year partnership was agreed in 2019 and after a period of review, the...
Read moreDetailsNEW HOMES, MARINE HUB AND A CARE HOME PROPOSED UNDER LATEST PLANS FOR EAST COWES
The luck of East Cowes’s regeneration could be changing as more details are unveiled about the town’s potential future. The regeneration of East Cowes has been on the cards for nearly 15 years with a range of schemes proposed —...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL’S NEW £765,000 WEBSITE WON’T LAUNCH UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL NEXT YEAR
The current iwight.com website The delivery of the Isle of Wight Council’s new website — which is already 18 months behind schedule due to COVID-19 — is set to be scrutinised next week, as it is revealed the project is...
Read moreDetailsFLICKER OF HOPE FOR SANDOWN TOWN HALL AS COMMUNITY GROUP EXPRESSES INTEREST
The Isle of Wight Council is looking to sell the derelict Sandown Town Hall despite getting permission to turn it into houses 9 months ago. The authority says it does not have the £1.8million needed to redevelop the site. However,...
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