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LATEST HYGIENE SCORES FOR EATERIES ACROSS THE ISLAND
The Isle of Wight’s food hygiene inspectors were busy in the run-up to Christmas, dishing out ratings for cafes, restaurants and pubs.. Based on Food Standards Agency guidance, inspectors judge how clean food businesses are, what conditions are like, how...
Read moreDetailsTOP SPOT FOR GOLDCREST CLOSE IN LIGHT UP THE WIGHT COMPETITION
The mesmerising Christmas lights display at Goldcrest Close in Carisbrooke has been revealed as the winner of Light up the Wight 2023! Almost 1,500 votes were cast throughout December after Islanders ventured out in their cars - and on the...
Read moreDetailsHEFTY FINE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSMAN WHO DIDN’T COMPLY WITH PLANNING ENFORCEMENT NOTICES
An Isle of Wight businessman has been fined tens of thousands of pounds for not complying with planning enforcement notices on his land at Merrie Gardens, in Lake. Louis William Tudor Smith, of Marlborough Road, was found guilty of breaching...
Read moreDetailsRNLI JOINS COWES WEEK AS ONE OF EVENT’S OFFICIAL CHARITIES
Cowes Week has announced the RNLI as 1 of the official charities for the 2024 edition of the annual regatta. They will be joining the Tall Ships Youth Trust which became an official charity partner in 2023. The RNLI,...
Read moreDetailsCHILD BENEFIT GOES DIGITAL WITH FAMILIES NOW ABLE TO CLAIM ONLINE
New parents can now claim Child Benefit online for the first time since it was launched 47 years ago, helping millions of families with the cost of raising their children, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. Since 1977, families...
Read moreDetailsWHAT THEATRICAL TREATS AWAIT THEATRE LOVERS AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR?
First up this year is ‘Dick Whittington’, brought to Bembridge Village Hall by The Wight Island Players from 19th-21st January. Keeping the pantomime season going and providing just the tonic needed in that rather flat post-festive season, this traditional show is...
Read moreDetailsRAIN MAY HAVE STOPPED BUT FLOOD WARNINGS AND ALERTS REMAIN IN PLACE
Whilst the torrential rain the Island experienced yesterday (Thursday) may have stopped, several flood alerts and warnings remain in place today (Friday). There are currently 2 Environment Agency-issued flood warnings in place on the Island, 1 for Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbridge...
Read moreDetailsFINE FOR SANDOWN MAN WHO STOLE WINE FROM PETROL STATION SHOP
A Sandown man with an 'appalling criminal record' has been fined £80 after he admitted stealing alcohol from a local petrol station. Paul Smart, 37, of Fort Street, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when he appeared at the...
Read moreDetailsHOUSE PLANS FOR FORMER METHODIST CHURCH IN ROOKLEY
A former Isle of Wight Methodist church could become a house, years after the congregation left. Rookley Methodist Church, on Niton Road, has been empty since 2019 but could be given a new lease of life as a 2-bed house....
Read moreDetailsCAR PARKING CHARGES AT ST MARY’S BROUGHT IN NEARLY £180,000 LAST YEAR
Nearly £180,000 was made from visitors and patients parking at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital in 2023. Figures recently released by NHS England have revealed just how much parking income hospitals across the country have made. In England, between...
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