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Despite COVID-19 fears and Police objections, a ‘nuisance’ restaurant in Ryde has been given a half-hour extension to its licence. The owner of Harbour House, a restaurant and cocktail bar on the Esplanade in Ryde, Leigh Hyatt, submitted an application...

A new system ending the complicated rail franchising model has been welcomed by Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely, who has reassured Islanders that the improvement works to Island Line remain on track. The Department for Transport says the new...

Whitbread PLC, the owners of chains such as Premier Inn and Beefeater, has revealed it intends to cut 6,000 jobs across the country. Consultations have begun with staff nationwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with sales dropping by...

The ‘utter chaos’ of getting a doctor’s appointment has been outlined to the body which oversees the Isle of Wight’s GPs, with 1 patient saying they made 155 calls before getting through. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic started and GP...

This Stoptober, smokers across the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to put their lungs first, strengthen their immune system and breathe easier ahead of flu season by joining over 2 million smokers nationwide who have made a quit attempt...

A new trial in Hampshire aiming to reduce nitrate levels in the Solent has been welcomed by Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely. The government-backed trial seeks to address the issue of nitrate pollution – caused in part by developers...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking 2 business leaders to join the Solent Skills Advisory Panel.  The Solent LEP is a business-led collaboration between private, public and education sectors, where influential private and public sector leaders act as...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce has announced that it is now ready to aid the Island’s business community with applications for the Kickstart Programme as a Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) Intermediary. The Kickstart Scheme creates new...

Things turned ugly at a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday, as microphones picked up muttered insults directed at 2 councillors. At a virtual meeting of the full council, proceedings were halted twice as it was determined...

Development at Ryde Business Park on Nicholson Road in Ryde is a step closer to being given the go-ahead. In a report heading to the virtual meeting of the planning committee tomorrow (Tuesday), Isle of Wight planning officers have given...