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WOMAN STILL FEELING PAIN OF CRASH SAYS SHE “WILL NEVER GET ON A MOTORBIKE AGAIN”
An Isle of Wight woman is calling on car drivers to pay more attention to motorbikes as she continues to recuperate from a horrendous crash 6 years ago, which left her with a badly shattered ankle. 47-year-old Maria Iglesias-Garcia, a...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL PLEDGES TO GIVE CHILDREN A ‘WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION’
The Isle of Wight Council has made ambitious plans to give local children a world-class education with 'the best opportunity to succeed'. The aim has been revealed in the Council's draft education strategy, published yesterday (Monday). The strategy sets out...
Read moreDetailsNATION AND ANGEL RADIO TEAM UP IN BID FOR ISLE OF WIGHT DAB LICENCE
Commercial radio station Nation has teamed up with Angel Radio Isle of Wight to apply for a small-scale DAB digital radio multiplex licence from Ofcom. If the application is successful, it will enable radio stations to broadcast to just the...
Read moreDetailsDOUBLE AWARD SUCCESS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT ARCHITECT LEAH MEW
Cowes-based architect Leah Mew is celebrating a double success at the prestigious Isle of Wight Society Conservation Awards and RIBA Design Awards. It was the first time Leah had entered the awards yet she won both the RIBA Martin Pearce...
Read moreDetailsRED FUNNEL CANCELS WEDNESDAY EVENING SAILINGS DUE TO ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE
Red Funnel has cancelled 2 of its evening sailings for this coming Wednesday due to what it is calling 'essential maintenance'. The 20:15 vehicle ferry sailing from Southampton has been cancelled on 10th July, as has the 21:45 from East...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL JOINS FORCES WITH SOUTH EAST AUTHORITIES TO RECRUIT MORE FOSTER CARERS
The Isle of Wight Council has joined other local authorities across the South East to create the country’s largest local authority fostering partnership, in a bid to increase the number of foster carers across the region. With more than 11,000...
Read moreDetailsKINGSTON MOVIE STUDIOS PLAN STILL ALIVE WITH MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED ‘IMMINENTLY’
The Hollywood writers and actors strikes are being blamed for a delay in the sale of Kingston Marine Park in East Cowes - but things are progressing and a planning application is due to be submitted within weeks. It was...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT’S LOYS CHINESE TAKEAWAY SET TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN RYDE
A well-established Chinese takeaway in Newport is to expand its operations by opening a second takeaway in Ryde. Loys, on Upper St James' Street, has been serving hungry customers across the Island's county town for decades. Now, owner Li Yatao...
Read moreDetailsUTILITY COSTS AT ISLAND’S LEISURE CENTRES SOAR REPORTS COUNCIL
The cost of running the Isle of Wight's leisure centres has dramatically increased since the pandemic with new figures showing that the utility bills alone now come in at over £700,000 a year. The Isle of Wight Council has been...
Read moreDetails6-WEEK CONSULTATION ON LONG-AWAITED PLANNING STRATEGY LAUNCHED
Islanders are being invited to have their say on the Island's planning blueprint, on the same day that Labour has announced intentions to impose mandatory housing targets for local authorities. The Island Planning Strategy (IPS) is a crucial council planning...
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