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VENTNOR SPACE COULD BE TRANSFORMED INTO COMMUNITY VENUE
A function room behind Ventnor’s Better Days Cafe could be leased to a community group on the Isle of Wight, following discussions between local leaders and the property’s landlord.
Read moreDetailsJHOOTS PHARMACY BRANCHES SOLD TO NEW OPERATOR AS CHAIN COLLAPSES
Jhoots Pharmacy on the Isle of Wight is no more, with the 4 remaining stores in East Cowes, Ryde, Sandown and Ventnor acquired by Allied Pharmacies.
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL BACKS HOLIDAY HUT PLANS AT WELLOW TOURIST DESTINATION
A ‘high quality’ shepherd’s hut with an outdoor kitchen, sauna and mini-meadow will be installed at alpaca and llama farm in the West Wight.
Read moreDetailsOBJECTIONS RAISED OVER PLANS FOR NEW CHILDREN’S HOME IN EAST NEWPORT
Plans for a new children’s home on the outskirts of Newport have been met with objections from neighbours, who say the application lacks detail and could impact the local area.
Read moreDetailsWHEN THE ISLE OF WIGHT GROUND TO A HALT IN THE BIG FREEZE OF 1963
In the long memory of Islanders, few winters have been as stark or as formative as the great freeze of 1962–63.
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (15TH DECEMBER – 26TH DECEMBER)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard between 15th-26th December...
Read moreDetailsHOLLIERS’ PREMISES LICENCE SUSPENDED BY COUNCIL AFTER DRUGS RAID
The Isle of Wight Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee has suspended the premises licence for The Holliers Hotel in Shanklin, after the hotel was raided by Police and more than 250 cannabis plants were seized.
Read moreDetailsAPEX TO KICK OFF 2026 WITH LIFE-CHANGING £100,000 CASH GIVEAWAY
Apex Competition is bringing back its biggest headline prize, offering a life-changing £100,000 cash, tax-free, for just £2.
Read moreDetailsPIONEERING NAVAL ENGINEER BLANCHE THORNYCROFT DIED IN BEMBRIDGE 75 YEARS AGO
Blanche Coules Thornycroft, the Isle of Wight’s trailblazing woman naval engineer and marine designer, died in Bembridge on 30th December 1950 - 75 years ago today.
Read moreDetailsCOLD BLAST TO HIT THE SOUTH – SOUTHERN WATER WARNS OF RISK TO PIPES
A cold blast is set to hit the South over the next few days – possibly bringing frost and ice, raising the risk of leaks, burst pipes and expensive repairs.
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