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BRADING SEWER REPAIRS STILL NOT COMPLETED MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER FAILURE
A busy road connecting the outskirts of Ryde to Brading remains closed this week as Southern Water continues efforts to repair a failed sewer pipe. West Lane, which runs between Ashey and Brading, has been closed for more than a...
Read moreDetailsINTRODUCTION OF NEW FREE SCHOOL ON THE ISLAND HALTED AS NO ONE YET FOUND TO RUN IT
The launch of a new special free school on the Isle of Wight has been delayed indefinitely as there is a struggle to find someone to run it. More than a year ago, parents, carers and pupils with special educational...
Read moreDetailsAN AUDIENCE WITH BOO HEWERDINE AT VENTNOR ARTS CLUB
Boo Hewerdine Ventnor Arts Club is hosting 2 evenings with 1 of the UK's finest singer-songwriters, Boo Hewerdine. For over 30 years, Boo Hewerdine has been considered 1 of the best. As lead singer of seminal band The Bible through...
Read moreDetailsBRIGHSTONE PRE-SCHOOL NOW ‘REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT’ AFTER LATEST OFSTED VISIT
Brighstone Pre-School, based at the village’s primary school on New Road, has slipped in its Ofsted rating to ‘Requires Improvement’ - but inspectors said children have fun. The pre-school was visited by the education watchdog in February and found the...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL TO CRACKDOWN ON LEVELS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
The Isle of Wight’s public health director has announced a crackdown on children’s obesity and dubbed it “one of the most significant public health challenges we have as a society”. New figures have revealed that nearly 1 in 4 children...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL SEEKS TO BUY PRIME REDEVELOPMENT SITE IN NEWPORT – POTENTIALLY FOR 40 NEW HOMES
The Isle of Wight Council is looking to purchase a derelict piece of land in Newport Town Centre to redevelop the area, which could include 40 new homes. The 0.5 acre brownfield site on the corner of Pyle Street and...
Read moreDetails‘BEMBRIDGE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS’ DURING 3-WEEK LONG HIGHWAY WORKS
Work to improve 1 of 2 main routes into Bembridge is to get underway today (Wednesday) – but Islanders are being reminded that the village remains open for business throughout the project. As previously reported by Island Echo, Bembridge residents...
Read moreDetailsTEEN WHO TOLD POLICE “YOU COME IN AND YOU DIE” DURING STANDOFF HANDED YOUTH REFERRAL ORDER
A 16-year-old boy who threatened to kill a Police officer during an armed standoff in East Cowes last year has been made subject to a 6-month youth referral order. It was on 28th August 2023 that Armed Police were called...
Read moreDetailsBRADING’S LILLIPUT DOLL & TOY MUSEUM CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY
The Matreshka doll sent by Russian Premier Nikita Khruschev The internationally acclaimed Lilliput Doll & Toy Museum in Brading is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since 1974, the museum - located opposite Rectory Mansion in the town - has...
Read moreDetailsNEW FUNDING TO ACCELERATE CHARGE POINT ROLLOUT ACROSS THE ISLE OF WIGHT
More than £1.6million will be invested into providing more than 450 new electric vehicle charge points across the Island over the next 6 years, it has been announced. The Isle of Wight Council secured funding through the government's Local Electric...
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