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Chale Parish Council must find more than £700,000 if it wants to take over the former village shop. One of the latest turns in the Chale Green Stores saga has seen Chale Parish Council (CPC) put forward as a potential...
Read moreDetailsFood hygiene inspections have been dished out on the Isle of Wight — here’s the latest. Environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council have carried out assessments of eateries across the Island, with outcomes ranging from the very...
Read moreDetailsAnother COVID milestone has been passed on the Isle of Wight as more than 200,000 vaccines have been dished out. Figures from NHS England show since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines began in December last year, through to 8th...
Read moreDetailsA parish council has slammed the public engagement and consultation efforts of the organisers of the recently revived Isle of Wight Road Races (IWRR). The proposed motorcycle event will take place in April next year through Chale, Shorwell, Brighstone and...
Read moreDetailsOne of the UK's most notorious prisons - Parkhurst - is looking to go green with a plan to install a solar farm to provide nearly 20% of its energy. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has submitted plans to the...
Read moreDetailsA Ryde councillor remains in post — despite saying he would resign — after the controversial decision was made by the town council to buy Ryde Town Hall. Ryde Town Council voted last month to take on the run-down building...
Read moreDetails£80,000 was spent to get the Westridge COVID vaccination centre up and running — which included works to the empty Waltzing Waters attraction. It has been revealed that the Isle of Wight Council awarded the £80,000 contract to Mountjoy, the...
Read moreDetailsMore than £255,000 has been paid out in test and trace support payments on the Isle of Wight — although some people will be asked to give the money back. Since late September, £500 payments have been available for those...
Read moreDetailsFigures released by NHS England show 105,668, - or 71.6% of Islanders - have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with a total of 93,726 second doses also administered. The news comes in the week the NHS announced...
Read moreDetailsUndercliff Drive will not be repaired anytime in the foreseeable future after the Isle of Wight Council failed in its bid to receive funding for the major reconstruction project. Reporting back to Niton and Whitwell Parish Council, Councillor Claire Critchison...
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