HUNDREDS OF POTENTIAL NEW JOBS AS NEW DELIVERY DEPOT PLANS UNVEILED FOR WHIPPINGHAM
Hundreds of jobs could be created on the Isle of Wight as the 2nd part of a major delivery depot development has been unveiled. Due to the rise in online shopping, plans have been submitted to build a warehouse and...
Read moreDetailsCONSERVATIVE COUNCILLOR RESIGNATION COULD TRIGGER SOUTH WIGHT BY-ELECTION
A Conservative Councillor has resigned from the Isle of Wight Council after 6 years. The resignation of Gary Peace means a new representative will be required for Ventnor and St Lawrence and that could mean a by-election. Mr Peace was...
Read moreDetailsTROUBLED FLOATING BRIDGE HAS COST COUNCIL MORE THAN £150,000 SINCE JULY
A software issue, which caused Floating Bridge 6 to be out of action for a month, cost the Isle of Wight Council more than £100,000 in repairs and lost income. As first reported by Island Echo, the Cowes to East...
Read moreDetailsHERE’S HOW THE EATERIES NEAR YOU GOT ON WHEN HEALTH INSPECTORS VISITED
The scores are on the doors for more Isle of Wight restaurants, cafes and hotels as they are inspected on food hygiene standards. Isle of Wight Council officers rate food-producing or storing businesses on how hygienic facilities and conditions are...
Read moreDetailsEAST DENE REGEN PLANS SLAMMED AGAIN AS YET MORE SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED
The latest redevelopment plans for the historic East Dene estate in the South Wight have again been criticised as an ‘overdevelopment’ with some residents raising ‘major’ safety concerns. In an updated scheme, unveiled last month, Robert Camping of Camping Property,...
Read moreDetailsPAR-5! MORE PITCHING AND MORE PUTTING AT BROWNS AS 5-YEAR LEASE BEING SIGNED
Browns Golf Course in Sandown can plan for the future after concerns were raised that it would ‘block’ the regeneration of Yaverland and The Bay area if a new lease was granted. A 5-year lease is now in the process...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL PROPOSES NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN AND AROUND COUNTY TOWN
More double yellow lines could be put in place in and around Newport as the Council proposes a number of new parking restrictions. As previously reported by Island Echo, nearly 60 schemes have been proposed by the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsOWNERS BEHIND EXCLUSIVE PINKMEAD ESTATE APPLY FOR ALCOHOL LICENCE
An exclusive Isle of Wight retreat and wedding venue is looking to sell the alcohol it makes on the banks of the River Medina. The Pinkmead Estate and Vineyard — just up from Vestas and opposite The Folly Inn —...
Read moreDetailsREVISED PLANS FOR COMPTON BAY TOILETS UNVEILED NEARLY 12 MONTHS ON
Toilets at 1 of the Isle of Wight’s most picturesque spots could soon be upgraded after revised plans were submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. The plans to demolish the toilets and build new ones at the National Trust’s...
Read moreDetailsPLANS TO STOP ‘LIFELINE’ MILITARY ROAD FALLING INTO THE SEA REFUSED BY COUNCILLORS
Plans to shore up the Isle of Wight’s iconic Military Road have been refused - despite warnings that it has less than 7 years left before it falls away and the coastal road has to be closed. Members of the...
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