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COUNCIL ONE STEP CLOSER TO CHANGING WAY MEMBERS MAKE DECISIONS
The Isle of Wight Council has moved closer to changing the way its members consider issues and make decisions. Work has been ongoing to investigate a move from the current cabinet-and-leader model to a series of committees, which could see...
Read moreDetailsPRINCESS ALICE – WHO MARRIED AT OSBORNE AND HONEYMOONED IN RYDE – DIED 145 YEARS AGO TODAY
Princess Alice – reputedly Queen Victoria’s prettiest daughter – died in Darmstadt, Germany on 14th December 1878. The 3rd child and 2nd daughter of Victoria, Alice was the 1st of her 9 children to die at the comparatively young age...
Read moreDetailsTJ’S GYM IN LAKE DOWNSIZING BUT INVESTMENT PLANS STILL ON THE CARDS
A popular Isle of Wight gym is downsizing, due to the cost of living crisis, but its owner has revealed a plan to invest in its kickboxing future. Currently over 2 floors, TJs Gym and Fitness Studio is to move...
Read moreDetailsOVER 22,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH COAST HAVE BEEN SURVEYED ABOUT THEIR WELLBEING
Over 22,000 young people in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton have been surveyed about their wellbeing as part of the annual #BeeWell programme. Year 8 and 10 students in over 100 schools have taken part in the programme...
Read moreDetailsPLANET AWARE HAVE REMOVED MORE THAN 1.5 TONNES OF LITTER FROM ISLAND’S COASTLINE THIS YEAR
Local community group Planet Aware IW has removed over 1.5 tonnes of litter from the Island's coastline this year - but it's always a challenge to retrieve the debris. The recent winter storms have left some of the Island's most...
Read moreDetailsLEESON ROAD AND NEWPORT ROAD TO REMAIN CLOSED ‘UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE’
The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that both Leeson Road and Newport Road in Ventnor are to remain closed 'until further notice' - with no indication of when either of the major routes will re-open to traffic. Leeson Road...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL LAUNCH PROBE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS OVER BARTON MANOR ‘AIRSTRIP’
The former chairman of the Isle of Wight’s Campaign to Protect Rural England - and husband of the Island's High Sheriff - is at the centre of an investigation into whether aircraft hangers were built on his private Barton Manor...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR RESIDENTS FACE 16.6% COUNCIL TAX PRECEPT HIKE TO FUND NEW PROJECTS
A new town crier, a community orchard and an election fund could all be included in Ventnor Town Council’s budget next year, with a potential council tax hike for residents. Discussing its 2024 budget on Monday, Ventnor Town Council said...
Read moreDetailsMP RAISES CONCERNS THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS ARE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY
The Isle of Wight's MP, Bob Seely, is examining whether victims of sexual assault on the Island are being supported properly. As it stands, the Isle of Wight does not have a dedicated Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) – somewhere...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (4TH DECEMBER – 8TH DECEMBER 2023)
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...
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