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LOCAL SHEPHERDESS JOINS THE NFU STUDENT AND YOUNG FARMER AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME
A young farmer from the Isle of Wight Young Farmers Club (YFC) has been named as a NFU South representative on the NFU’s new Student & Young Farmer Ambassadors 2024 cohort. Sian Grove, 26, is a first-generation, part-time shepherdess. Despite...
Read moreDetailsPLANS TO TRANSFORM EAST DENE ESTATE IN BONCHURCH WITHDRAWN
L-R: Old plans, revised plans. Controversial plans to turn the historic Isle of Wight East Dene estate into an aparthotel are no more. Proposals had been on the table since the end of last year to transform the currently empty...
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN TOWN COUNCIL SUPPORTS CRIME PREVENTION DAY
Officers from the South Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) held a Crime Prevention day at The Broadway Centre offering advice and help with Scams, Fraud & staying safe online, joined by local councillors and users of Sandown's Broadway Centre. The...
Read moreDetailsNUMBER OF NEW HOMES BUILT ON THE ISLAND COULD DECREASE AS LATEST CHANGES TO PLANNING STRATEGY ARE CONSIDERED
Fewer houses could be built annually on the Isle of Wight, as the latest changes to a major planning policy are considered. More than 6 years in the making, and having cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL REJECT ‘STERILE AND BLAND’ PLANS FOR 2 NEW HOMES IN COWES
A plan for 2 new houses in Cowes has been branded “sterile and bland” and the scheme has been rejected by the Isle of Wight Council. The owners of 19 Queens Road, in the town’s conservation area, wanted to demolish...
Read moreDetailsENTRIES OPEN FOR 2024 EDITION OF IW CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS
Has your business had an outstanding year? Are you celebrating an exceptional 2023? It’s time to think about entering for an IW Chamber Business Award. Presented at Cowes Yacht Haven on May 10th, and sponsored once again by WightFibre, the...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CAPTIVA HOUSING SCHEME COULD SEE MORE THAN 100 HOMES BUILT IN BEMBRIDGE
More than 100 homes are planned for the edge of Bembridge, in the latest major scheme put forward by an Isle of Wight developer. Captiva Homes’ 130-property Middleton development could be built on a greenfield site, between Steyne Road, Mill...
Read moreDetailsLATE NIGHT RED JET SAILINGS CUT FROM JANUARY 2024 DUE TO ‘DROP-OFF’ IN DEMAND
Red Funnel has this week announced that from January 2024 they are to cut late-night sailings on its Red Jet service. Red Funnel says the timetable change reflects reduced passenger demand for late-night crossings. From Wednesday 3rd January the last...
Read moreDetailsSKILLS OF EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL PUT TO THE TEST DURING MULTI-AGENCY EXERCISE
The following article features images of a sensitive nature that some readers may find distressing. The Isle of Wight’s emergency services came together to conduct a realistic, multi-agency training exercise last night (Tuesday), simulating a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on...
Read moreDetailsPHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY HOLDING WINTER EXHIBITION AT BRADING ROMAN VILLA THIS MONTH
The Isle of Wight Photographic Society (IWPS) is holding its winter Exhibition at Brading Roman Villa, from 1st December to 21st December. Come the New Year on display, will be photos from the Society’s members. The society is urging people...
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