Local Community News

MP Andrew Turner and Cllr Jonathan Bacon, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulatory issues in the Isle of Wight Council, last week met Nick Boles MP, the Minister responsible for planning and development. The meeting was arranged following a...

Winning numbers for 29th January 2014 19 — 20 — 24 — 26 Incredibly, it is a rollover once again so next weeks Jackpot continues to rise and is a whopping £3900! Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a...

Island company Marine Data Systems have announced that they are to supply a package of their Bearing Repeaters and Steering Repeaters for installation on board each of the four new ‘Tide’ Class Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). These...

Conservative group members on the Isle of Wight Council meet this weekend to finalise their budget proposals which they will then invite full council to consider at the budget meeting in February. These proposals are currently being examined by officers...

The Island's MP, Andrew Turner has welcomed improvements to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill (the ‘Lobbying Bill’) made in the House of Lords. The Bill is designed to bring greater transparency to politics and how...

The Isle of Wight Council is working with local organisations including Community Action Isle of Wight and Visit Isle of Wight to boost cycling projects across the Island. Using money from the local sustainable transport fund, plans are currently being...

The team at the Fountain Inn in Cowes is celebrating after receiving a ‘Simply the Guest’ award. The award, by booking agent Laterooms.com, recognises consistently high guest reviews from customers that have stayed at the Fountain since February 2013. Chris...

Planning for your future and making a Will is vital to ensuring that your wishes are met and your estate is divided amongst the people and causes you care about. Having a correctly written Will removes any doubt about your wishes,...

The Isle of Wight College’s new sensory room was officially opened by Debbie Lavin (Principal) and Andrew Briggs (Isle of Wight Council’s Commissioning Manager for 14 – 19s last week. The multi-sensory approach is a fun and flexible way of...

Teachers and friends shared the exciting news that two Sandown Bay Academy sixth form students received offers from Oxford University last week, at their first choice of college. Dylan Boyd, 17, received an offer of a place to study Physics...