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HOW DID YOUR FAVOURITE ISLAND EATERY GET ON WHEN INSPECTORS VISITED?
The scores are in — the latest batch of food hygiene ratings for Isle of Wight restaurants, cafes, takeaways and businesses have been revealed. Environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council have been busy in the last couple...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE REVIEWING STATION ESTATE AS MANY BUILDINGS ARE ‘UNSAFE, TIRED AND UNFIT FOR PURPOSE’
A review of Police buildings across the region is being carried out to see which ones are fit for purpose as 40% of them are at least 40 years old. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has presented a plan...
Read moreDetailsTHE NEEDLES RANKED AMONGST THE UK’S MOST ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ NATURAL LANDMARKS
The Isle of Wight's Needles have been ranked as no6 in a list of the UK's most 'unforgettable' natural landmarks. The list was compiled by holiday provider Explore Worldwide, which surveyed the UK's natural wonders that have stuck in the...
Read moreDetailsMAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT BROADLEA PRIMARY COMPLETED TO THE JOY OF PUPILS AND STAFF
A £670,000 investment to transform facilities at Broadlea Primary School has been completed. The past few months have seen major improvements at the Lake school, where pupils can now enjoy refurbished classrooms and a wonderful new outside play area. Funded...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT BOMBING VICTIM ALFRED RACKETT OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED
Alfred Rackett Photo: Ancestry.com Alfred Rackett has been officially recognised as a victim of the bombing of Newport on the morning of 7th April 1943. On that fatal and tragic morning, 8 Luftwaffe planes dropped bombs on Newport causing devastation....
Read moreDetailsLOCAL BUSINESS BRIGHTBULB SHORTLISTED FOR NATIONAL AWARD
Island-based, design, web and software agency, Brightbulb, has been announced as a national finalist at the 2024 UK Company Culture Awards. The team has been nominated in the best charitable/corporate social responsibility initiative for their Mince Pie Marathon charity event...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS INVITED TO CELEBRATE HERITAGE ACTION ZONE PROGRAMME ACHIEVEMENTS
As Historic England’s Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) programme draws to a close, 2 celebration events will be held in Newport and Ryde later this month. The events will reflect on everything that has been achieved and highlight the plans still...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN WATER TO UPDATE CUSTOMERS IN THE NORTH WIGHT ON ITS PROGRESS TO REDUCE STORM OVERFLOWS
Residents in the Cowes, East Cowes and Gurnard areas of the Isle of Wight are encouraged to come and find out the latest about what Southern Water is doing to reduce storm overflows. The water company's Clean Rivers and Seas...
Read moreDetailsSHIPWRECK CENTRE GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO MOVE TO YARMOUTH – AND 8 HOUSES WILL BE BUILT
The Shipwreck Centre, currently based in Arreton, can move into the former Yarmouth Primary School after its bid was accepted by the Isle of Wight Council. Yarmouth Primary School has been empty since pupils moved to Freshwater last year and...
Read moreDetailsUNDERCLIFF DRIVE MAY NEVER RE-OPEN AS COUNCIL LEADER BRANDS SUCH A MOVE AS ‘FOOLISH’
Reinstating the collapsed Undercliff Drive near Ventnor would be ‘foolish’, the Isle of Wight Council leader has said, following a further landslip in the area. Last weekend, a landslip affected properties on 2 roads in St Lawrence, on Hunts Road...
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