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GREEN LIGHT GIVEN TO CONVERT SHANKLIN SEAFRONT HOTEL INTO 6 FLATS
A bid to transform a Shanklin seafront hotel in a ‘very poor state of repair’ into 6 apartments has been authorised by the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsCOLLEGE WELCOMES GERMAN DELEGATION TO CELEBRATE 40-YEAR TWINNING LINK
The Isle of Wight College has welcomed senior representatives from a German vocational college as part of a visit celebrating more than 40 years of friendship and cultural exchange between the Isle of Wight and Coburg.
Read moreDetailsCALL FOR ANSWERS OVER MISSED FOOD HYGIENE CHECKS ON ISLE OF WIGHT
A quarter of premises up for a food hygiene review by the Isle of Wight Council last year were not inspected.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT LEADS NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON COASTAL EROSION
The Isle of Wight has been placed firmly at the centre of the national conversation on coastal erosion, following the publication of a major parliamentary inquiry that draws heavily on local evidence and Island expertise.
Read moreDetailsCONTROVERSIAL ST HELENS HOUSING SCHEME APPROVED DESPITE OVER 20 OBJECTIONS
A total of 5 ‘high quality’ houses will be built next to a former train station in St Helens, despite more than 20 objections from the public.
Read moreDetailsTHE DOME AND HIDDEN ICE WELL OF RYDE’S ROYAL VICTORIA ARCADE
Behind a modest Union Street entrance lies one of Ryde’s most remarkable Victorian buildings – the Royal Victoria Arcade, opened in 1836.
Read moreDetails‘CLINGY’ AND ‘FULL ON’ BRADING MAN ADMITS HARASSING EX AFTER 8-DAY RELATIONSHIP
A 27-year-old man from Brading has admitted harassing his ex-partner following the breakdown of a very short-lived relationship.
Read moreDetailsCOUPLE CELEBRATE 69 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AT ISLE OF WIGHT CARE HOME
A resident at Old Charlton House care home has marked a remarkable 69th wedding anniversary with her husband, celebrating nearly 7 decades of marriage on the Isle of Wight. Joan Croutier and her husband Adrian were married on 23rd March...
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCIL EXPLORES COMPULSORY PURCHASE POWERS TO TACKLE DERELICT SITES
An Isle of Wight town council will look into the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) as a long-term solution to dereliction and vacant land problems.
Read moreDetails‘WHINGERS’ COMMENT AS £100,000 SANDOWN LAND PURCHASE DEFENDED
A 'couple of whingers' have questioned why Sandown Town Council has purchased a strip of land along the seafront, a meeting heard last week
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