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FREE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CLINICS TO BE HELD ACROSS ISLE OF WIGHT THIS AUTUMN
Throughout October and November, Islanders will be able to visit a community venue in the local area for a general health and wellbeing check - with clinics being held Islandwide. In partnership with local GP practices, the Vaccination Centre at...
Read moreDetailsDEMOCRACY CONCERNS AS ISLANDERS COULD BE DENIED LOCAL ELECTION VOTE AGAIN
Islanders could be denied their right to vote in local elections for a second consecutive time, sparking concern that sitting Isle of Wight councillors may end up serving significantly extended terms without public accountability. The alarm has been raised following...
Read moreDetailsELDRIDGES: A CENTURIES-OLD LAW FIRM WITH A MODERN, ISLAND-FOCUSED TEAM
Eldridges Solicitors was founded in 1832 and has been a trusted name in legal services on the Isle of Wight ever since. With an almost two-century-old reputation, offices in Newport and Freshwater and a combined staff of 28, all of...
Read moreDetailsFORMER VENTNOR VETS COULD BE TURNED INTO 1-BEDROOM FLAT
A building that formerly housed a local vets is at ‘serious risk of falling into disrepair’ and could be turned into a 1-bedroom flat. Ian Green is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council for a change of use...
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER TAKING OVER SEAFRONT TOILETS IN SANDOWN
Sandown Town Council will consider taking over the long-closed Pier Street Toilets site as part of efforts to revitalise the town’s seafront. The public toilets, located in one of the busiest tourist areas of Sandown, have been shut for several...
Read moreDetailsEASTCLIFF CLUB AND COBWEBS – SHANKLIN’S LOST CLIFFTOP VENUES
A cliff path in Shanklin once led to a venue that defined a generation of Isle of Wight nightlife. Before the modern housing, before the quiet, leafy calm of Northcliffe Gardens, the edge of Shanklin’s cliffs once echoed with music,...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT MAN JAILED FOR ASSAULTING POLICE AND MULTIPLE THEFTS ACROSS ISLE OF WIGHT
30-year-old Kieran Thompson has been sentenced to 6 months in prison after assaulting a police officer and committing multiple shop thefts across the Isle of Wight. Thompson, of Westminster Lane in Newport, appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on 9th October,...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT LEADS THE WAY IN NATIONAL CIRCUS PETITION BACKED BY JAY MILLER’S
The Isle of Wight has topped the list for the most signatures on a new petition supporting the future of circus arts in the UK - with the much-loved Jay Miller’s Circus praising local residents for their strong and immediate...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN VECTIS URGES PASSENGERS TO ‘BE SEEN’ AS DARKER EVENINGS RETURN
Southern Vectis is urging passengers – particularly those in rural parts of the Isle of Wight – to make sure they are visible to bus drivers as the darker evenings set in. With winter approaching and the clocks going back...
Read moreDetailsGUESTHOUSE IN SHANKLIN TO BECOME HOME AFTER CHANGE OF USE GRANTED
A renowned Isle of Wight guesthouse will be transformed into residential accommodation due to the business not being ‘viable’ in the long term. Planners have accepted a change of use application from two of its four owners for a conversion...
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