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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH JANUARY – 2ND FEBRUARY 2024)
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...
Read moreDetails4.99% COUNCIL TAX HIKE AND £2.75MILLION OF SAVINGS PROPOSED – BUT FREEZE ON PARKING CHARGES
Draft proposals for the 2024/25 Budget have been revealed by the Alliance administration, with £2.75million of savings being sought and a 4.99% Council Tax hike planned. There are no shock plans in this year's budget. In fact, a pleasant surprise...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT TO HOST INAUGURAL CHESS CONGRESS WITH TOP-RANKING PLAYERS
The inaugural edition of the Isle of Wight Chess Congress is heading to Ryde this April, it has been announced. The event, which is to take place at Ryde Castle Hotel between Friday 19th and Sunday 21st April 2024, will...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT AND EASTLEIGH MPs CALL FOR A BETTER DEAL FOR MOUNTBATTEN HOSPICE
The Isle of Wight's MP has thrown his support behind Mountbatten to secure a better funding deal from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) – the body responsible for giving NHS money to the hospice. Mountbatten...
Read moreDetailsHAS YOUR FAVOURITE ISLAND EATERY BEEN VISITED BY HYGIENE INSPECTORS RECENTLY?
Isle of Wight restaurants, takeaways and cafes are among the businesses which have been visited by food hygiene inspectors since Christmas. The Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health officers have been visiting businesses to see if they are meeting the...
Read moreDetails7.4% PRECEPT HIKE IN RYDE TO SEE RESIDENTS PAY AROUND £10 MORE A YEAR
Ryde Town Council will charge its residents around £10 more a year from April, it has been announced. On Monday night (5th February), the authority agreed to increase the amount of council tax it gets from residents by 7.4%. It...
Read moreDetailsMURAL CELEBRATING ISLAND’S HERITAGE COULD BE PAINTED ON COLUMBINE BUILDING
An eye-catching mural, celebrating the Isle of Wight’s historical industrial innovations and iconic wildlife, could be added to the side of the Columbine Building in East Cowes. Plans have been unveiled for a 2-part mural to be painted onto the...
Read moreDetailsYARMOUTH CASTLE SEES RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR VISITOR NUMBERS
Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight had its best-ever year in 2023, with a record number of people enjoying a visit to the Tudor fortress. Visitor numbers for 2023 were up 4% on 2022. Yarmouth Castle was once one...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL WILL RECEIVE EXTRA £3MILLION – GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS MUCH-NEEDED UPLIFT
The Government has confirmed that the Isle of Wight WILL be getting a £4million funding uplift in recognition of the ‘unique circumstances facing the council and its physical separation from the mainland’. It was on 24th January that Island Echo...
Read moreDetailsRE-INSPECTION AT KO-SING SEES POPULAR CHINESE TAKEAWAY SECURE 5-STAR HYGIENE RATING
Just 2 months after being slammed for poor hygiene standards, a Chinese takeaway in Lake has managed to turn things around and secure a 5-star food hygiene rating. Ko-Sing, on Sandown Road in Lake, was re-inspected by Isle of Wight...
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