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BAFTA’S HIGHEST HONOUR FOR ISLE OF WIGHT-BORN HOLLYWOOD STUDIO CHIEF
Isle of Wight-born Dame Donna Langley is to receive BAFTA’s highest honour, the BAFTA Fellowship, at the EE BAFTA Film Awards. BAFTA has confirmed that Dame Donna, Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment, will be recognised for her outstanding contribution to film...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT FIRM NOSY NAMED IN UK’S GREEN GROWTH 100
Isle of Wight firm NOSY Creative Agency has been selected as part of the Green Growth 100, an initiative launched by Small Business Britain in partnership with BT to spotlight small businesses successfully using sustainability as a core driver of...
Read moreDetailsCOWES TOWN COUNCIL PRECEPT TO FALL BY 89P FOR 2026/27
Cowes Town Council’s precept for Band D properties is set to decrease by 89p in the 2026/27 financial year, it has been confirmed.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST OPENS 2026 DELIVERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched its Delivering Excellence Awards 2026, inviting patients, families and members of the public to recognise the individuals and teams who make an exceptional difference every day.
Read moreDetailsFORMER CONSERVATIVE AND INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST JOIN FORCES IN COUNTY HALL
A new political group called ‘Very Broad Church’ has been formed on the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCIL BUYS ‘RANSOM’ STRIP OF LAND AT SANDOWN’S DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL
Sandown Town Council has secured a strategic strip of land on the site of the derelict Ocean Hotel, following a successful bid of £100,000 at auction.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT HOCKEY CLUB FORCED TO SEEK MAINLAND VENUES AFTER PITCH FLOODING
The Isle of Wight Hockey Club is appealing for support after adverse weather left its home pitch at Smallbrook unplayable, forcing the club to explore alternative venues on the mainland to fulfil upcoming fixtures.
Read moreDetailsPLANS APPROVED FOR NEW CHILDREN’S HOME DESPITE LOCAL OBJECTIONS
A ‘vital’ new children’s home has been approved for a 4-bedroom house on the outskirts of the Isle of Wight’s county town in response to an ‘urgent local need’.
Read moreDetailsRESIDENTS’ GROUP TAKES COUNCIL BACK TO COURT OVER 473-HOME DEVELOPMENT
A residents’ group is again taking the Isle of Wight Council to court, yet again, over planning permission for hundreds of homes at West Acre Park in Ryde.
Read moreDetailsGOODBYE MAZDA, HELLO CHERY AS LESLIES MOTORS WELCOMES ANOTHER NEW BRAND
Leslies Motors has announced that it will introduce the Chery brand to its portfolio in the coming months, but will say goodbye to Mazda after nearly 50 years.
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