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CAR 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...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 5TH JANUARY 2024
The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (5th January 2024) – the first of 2024– are... Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 2719 £100.00 16254 £100.00 12755 £100.00 1072 £100.00 17523 £100.00 17620 £100.00 12950 £100.00 9147 £100.00...
Read moreDetailsTERMINAL UPGRADES ON WIGHTLINK’S YARMOUTH ROUTE TO BEGIN
Wightlink has announced that it will be improving the customer areas and toilets at both its Yarmouth and Lymington terminals. Works at Lymington will start on Monday (8th January) and will continue until the end of March, whilst works at...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 5TH JANUARY 2024
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications...
Read moreDetailsKO-SING CHINESE TAKEAWAY HANDED 1-STAR FOOD HYGIENE RATING
A popular Chinese takeaway in Lake has been given a 1-star food hygiene rating with inspectors finding dirty cloths being used to wipe down surfaces and conditions that would attract rats. Inspectors paid a visit to Ko-Sing back in November...
Read moreDetails£80 FINE FOR SHANKLIN MAN WHO CAUSED NEARLY £500 OF DAMAGE TO FIRE DOOR AND ALARM
A Shanklin man who was upset after losing his bus pass went on to damage nearly £500 worth of fire safety equipment. Terence Perkins, 38, of Orchardleigh Road in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property under £5,000 when...
Read moreDetailsAPPROVAL OF NEW DOUBLE YELLOWS IN NEWPORT EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Approval for yet more double yellow lines on the Isle of Wight - this time in the Newport area - could be given next week. Nearly 60 schemes have been proposed to install new parking restrictions, or vary them, across...
Read moreDetailsNO SUSPECTS OR CAUSE FOUND IN BOWCOMBE BARN FIRE INVESTIGATION
The criminal investigation into a suspicious barn fire in Bowcombe has been filed by the Police, with no suspects or cause identified. Firefighters were mobilised to Bowcombe Farm Lane on the outskirts of Newport shortly after midnight on 1st December,...
Read moreDetailsTORRENTIAL RAIN CAUSING HAVOC ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT – FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED
Flooding on Bowcombe Road Heavy rain resulting in flooding is causing major disruption across the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Thursday), with a flood warning issued for the Lukely Brook in Newport. Torrential downpours have battered the Island since lunchtime...
Read moreDetailsUKSA LAUNCHES ENGINEERING CREW TRAINING COURSE TO ANSWER SKILLS GAP
Cowes-based UKSA is responding to the shortage of engineering skills in the maritime industry. The charity is launching an Engineering Crew training course for experienced or new crew who wish to work on small vessels, or enter the superyacht industry...
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