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WORK BEGINS TO TRANSFORM COMPTON CAR PARK TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Work to redevelop the National Trust car park at Compton on the Isle of Wight's Military Road, to meet the needs of visitors, has begun this week. The car park layout is being changed to make it more accessible and...
Read moreDetailsCALBOURNE WATER MILL TO CLOSE FOR THE FINAL TIME LATER THIS MONTH
Calbourne Water Mill is to close its doors for the final time later this month, it has been confirmed. It was only a week ago - Good Friday - that the attraction opened for the 2024 season following a closure...
Read moreDetailsFIRE SERVICE REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF ANIMAL RESCUES
From snakes, swans and horses to bottle-nosed whales, dolphins and badgers, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) is marking 20 years of helping animals who find themselves in tricky situations. April 2024 marks the 20th anniversary...
Read moreDetailsA CHANCE TO HEAR THE SELDOM HEARD STORY OF THE ISLAND’S VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS
Retired army Colonel Patrick Crowley will be presenting a talk about the fascinating history of volunteer servicemen on the Isle of Wight at Drill Hall Road in Newport on Friday 12th April. Last year saw the publication of Patrick's book...
Read moreDetailsHEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION AFTER LYNNBOTTOM WORKER CRUSHED
An investigation into an accident at Lynnbottom Tip last September, which saw a worker crushed, is not being taken any further by the Health and Safety Executive, it has been confirmed to Island Echo. It was on the morning of...
Read moreDetailsTRIAL DATE SET FOR NEWPORT WOMAN WHO DENIES RYDE ASSAULT
A mother from Newport - who has denied assaulting another woman outside a dance studio in Ryde - will see her case go to trial later this year. 35-year-old Harriet Martin, of Home Meade, denied assault by beating when she...
Read moreDetailsMP WRITES TO MARITIME MINISTER CASTING DOUBT OVER RED FUNNEL’S SERVICE
The Isle of Wight's MP has written to the Minister for Maritime, International and Security, Lord Davies of Gower, to raise Islanders’ concerns about Red Funnel services in advance of a Department for Transport meeting with the company. In his...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL TELL ISLANDERS NOT TO TURN UP EARLY FOR TIP BOOKINGS AS QUEUES BEGIN TO FORM
Island residents are being urged not to arrive too early for bookings at the local tips following a recent spike in queues building up on the main roads - indicating that the booking system implemented during COVID is beginning to...
Read moreDetailsCHILD BENEFIT RATE RISE TO BENEFIT ISLE OF WIGHT FAMILIES – WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
Isle of Wight families who claim Child Benefit will automatically receive increased payments from Saturday (6th April). Families with 1 child will now receive up to £1,331 a year – an annual increase of £83.20, and up to £881 a...
Read moreDetailsTRIAL TO BE HELD AS RYDE MAN DENIES DRINK DRIVING IN BEMBRIDGE
A Ryde man who denies being behind the wheel of a van whilst drunk will learn his fate when the matter goes to trial later this year. Jason Stone, 39, of Garfield Road, denied a single charge of drink driving...
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