FORMER BEECH GROVE SURGERY IN LAKE SET TO BECOME HOUSING
A former GP surgery in Lake could become a house after doctors sold the building. In a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council, applicant Mrs P. Nel is asking to change the use of the Lake branch of...
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LOCALS OBJECT TO CREMATORIUM PLAN WITH CONCERNS OVER TRAFFIC, POLLUTION AND HOUSE PRICES
Neighbours are objecting to plans for a new independent crematorium in Newchurch, with the main concern being the impact on traffic. Siting an increased demand, William Hall Funeral Directors are seeking permission to install crematorium facilities in a new service...
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EAT OUT HELPED OUT THE ISLE OF WIGHT TO THE TUNE OF £2.75 MILLION
More than 200 Isle of Wight outlets took part in the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme last summer, claiming back more than £2.7 million. In an effort to put money back into the local economy and support...
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COVID RATES CONTINUE TO DROP WITH 7-DAY RATE DOWN FROM 1,171 TO 393
The Isle of Wight is in a better COVID position as rates of the virus drop, according to the public health chief. Following the national trend, the Isle of Wight has now fallen to a 7-day case rate of 393.6...
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ISLE OF WIGHT ‘DOING BETTER’ THAN HAMPSHIRE WITH 13.84% VACCINATED ACROSS BOTH REGIONS
Dr Michelle Legg The Isle of Wight is not lagging behind in the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine and, if anything, the Island is ‘doing better’ than Hampshire, according to a senior health official. More than 207,000 people have now...
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£145,000 TO BE INVESTED IN NEW SKATEPARK AND PUMP TRACK FOR FRESHWATER
A new sporting facility could be coming to Freshwater. As the popular skatepark in Freshwater, next to the West Wight Sports Centre, comes to the end of its life and with the parish council finding repairs and upkeep costly, a...
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EYE OF THE STORM – ST MARY’S REMAINS UNDER CONSIDERABLE STRAIN SAYS NHS BOSS
Maggie Oldham ‘Still in the eye of the storm' — that's the stark warning from the Isle of Wight’s top NHS boss as St Mary's Hospital remains under considerable strain. As case rates steadily start to slow down, now falling...
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FOOTBALL GOLF COULD BE ESTABLISHED AT TAPNELL FARM
Football golf could be coming to an Isle of Wight tourist attraction. Tapnell Farm is asking planners for permission to change the use of one its fields into an 18-hole football golf course. The course would span 6.92 acres and...
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APPLICATION MADE TO SQUEEZE ANOTHER 2 HOMES ONTO WOOTTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
More houses are wanted at a Wootton housing development. Planning permission for 9 residential units had been granted for the new Hunter’s Moon Close at the top of Lushington Hill but now developers, Solent Homes, are asking for permission to...
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COUNCIL TO LOOK AT JET SKI USE AROUND THE ISLAND’S BEACHES TO ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL
Work to make Isle of Wight beaches safer could involve a new policy on the use of jet-skis and other powered craft near beaches. The Beach Management Strategy Framework (BMSF) was passed unanimously at the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet...
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