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BEGINNING OF THE END? SCHOOL PLACE PLANNING STRATEGY MARKS START OF POTENTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURES
A strategy to tackle surplus places in Island schools, due to falling birth rates and therefore a steep decline in the number of children on roll, is being put forward to councillors - which is seen as the first step...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (1ST JULY – 5TH JULY 2024)
Monday 1st July – 5th July 2024 • Leah Franklin, 29, of St Martins Road, Wroxall pleaded guilty to drink driving (108). She was handed a 36-month driving ban, fined £276 and made subject to a 12-month community order with 20...
Read moreDetailsDETAILED PLANS FOR NEW PENNYFEATHERS PROPOSAL REVEALED
Further details about the latest proposals for the Pennyfeathers site in Ryde have been revealed, including plans for a German supermarket, a drive-thru coffee outlet and an 81-bed hotel. A hybrid planning application is expected to be submitted in September...
Read moreDetailsPARENTS RAISE CONCERNS AMID SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT GREENMOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Parents of children at Greenmount Primary School in Ryde have expressed concerns about the school's plans to reduce the total number of classes from 14 to 11, mix up the year groups and split the curriculum in half. Under the...
Read moreDetailsRYDE’S VERNON PLACE TO HOLD GARDEN PARTY THIS SATURDAY
Mike Fitt Ryde’s Vernon Square - described by gardening guru Mike Fitt OBE as a 'special place' - will hold its Summer Garden Party on Saturday (13th July) from 14:00. There will be delicious homemade cakes, strawberries and cream, and...
Read moreDetailsISLAND ARTIST ANDREW DOWDEN TO SHOWCASE CERAMICS AND MIXED MEDIA ART AT QUARR ABBEY
Isle of Wight ceramics and mixed media artist, Andrew Dowden, will be showing a collection of unique and distinctive, handmade, hand-carved ceramics and complementary textured and 3D wall art painted in oils at the Quarr Abbey Art Gallery. Ideas and...
Read moreDetailsAPPLICATIONS FOR COUNCIL’S ‘SPARE SEAT’ SCHEME TO CLOSE THIS FRIDAY
Parents are being reminded that applications for the ‘spare seat’ scheme on school buses for the 2024/25 academic year close this Friday. Introduced by the Isle of Wight Council, the ‘spare seat’ scheme aims to help parents and guardians whose...
Read moreDetailsRESEARCH REVEALS MOST COMPLETE DINOSAUR IN 100 YEARS WAS DISCOVERED AT COMPTON
The most complete dinosaur discovered in this country in the last 100 years - which was found at Compton Bay here on the Isle of Wight - has been described in a new paper published after a decade of analysis....
Read moreDetailsHAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT LEADING THE WAY WITH COVID SPRING BOOSTER JABS
More people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been protected from COVID-19 than anywhere else in the South East region, thanks to the hard work and commitment of teams working on the vaccination programme. The 2024 spring programme...
Read moreDetailsTESCO SHOPPERS TO SEE MAJOR CHANGES TO CLICK+COLLECT
It's all change at Tesco Extra in Ryde as the supermarket giant introduces a new way to click and collect groceries. Since the introduction of the Click+Collect facility around 10 years ago, shoppers have driven to a canopy at the...
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