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COUNCILLOR QUITS ALLIANCE GROUP WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT OVER VIEWS ON DEVOLUTION
East Cowes councillor Karl Love has dramatically resigned from the Alliance Group, which has controlling power at County Hall, following Cabinet's decision to go full steam ahead with devolution plans. Last week, the Alliance-led Cabinet of the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsNEW MANAGER APPOINTED AT TROUBLED BLACKWATER MILL RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME
Helen Glanfield will be taking over the management of the troubled Blackwater Mill Care Home, following the departure of Natalie Fielding. Last October, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a damning report that rated Blackwater Mill, on the outskirts of...
Read moreDetailsANNUAL MAINTENANCE WORKS TO BE COMPLETED ON RED JET 7 LATER THIS MONTH
In line with Red Funnel’s ongoing investment into maintenance and improving the reliability of its fleet, the company has affirmed that Red Jet 7 will now take its turn for annual refit following on from Red Jet 6, which returned...
Read moreDetailsINVESTMENT IN RYDE SEES FIRE STATION GO WHOLETIME IN 2025
Ryde Fire Station is now home to 4 watches - Blue, Green, Red and White - as it becomes the Island's second wholetime station, enabling a 24/7 immediate response to those in the town and further afield. In January last...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM £956,000 EARLY YEARS FUNDING BOOST
Families and children across the Isle of Wight will be able to access early years support such as pregnancy support, infant feeding advice, parenting classes and other support to give their child the best start in life, following a £126million...
Read moreDetailsDID ROYAL MAIL – OR POST BRENHINOL – DELIVER THEIR OWN VAN TO THE WRONG DEPOT?
Residents in Brighstone had to look twice when their local postie turned up this week, as it appeared he was delivering for 'Post Brenhinol' - or Royal Mail in Welsh. A brand new Peugeot Partner van was recently delivered to...
Read moreDetailsENERGY RECOVERY PLANT IS FINALLY COMMISSIONED – 6 YEARS LATER THAN PLANNED
The Isle of Wight Council has finally commissioned its state-of-the-art energy recovery facility at Forest Road in Newport, some 8 years after work on the gasification plant began. This cutting-edge site is set to transform the Island's approach to waste...
Read moreDetailsEAST WIGHT MP LEADS WESTMINSTER DEBATE ON IMPACT OF LABOUR’S BUDGET TO CHARITIES
Joe Robertson MP has led a debate in Parliament on the impact of Labour's National Insurance rises on charities. He secured a Westminster Hall Debate which was attended by dozens of MPs of different parties, including the Government minister responsible...
Read moreDetailsNEW MULTI-USE GAMES AREA AT SANDOWN’S SANDHAM GARDENS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
A new multi-use games area will be built in Sandown’s popular play park and gardens. Sandown Town Council’s planning application for the construction of a football and netball pitch in the middle of Sandown’s Sandham Gardens has been approved by...
Read moreDetailsGRAHAM TO THE RESCUE! INJURED BADGER SAVED FROM THE CLIFFS AT WHALE CHINE
A badger spotted sleeping halfway up a cliff by a local fossil hunter has been successfully rescued, thanks to the efforts of Badger Trust IW. It was on Sunday morning that Glenn Martin alerted the Trust to the animal's plight...
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