MP WRITES TO MARITIME MINISTER CASTING DOUBT OVER RED FUNNEL’S SERVICE
The Isle of Wight's MP has written to the Minister for Maritime, International and Security, Lord Davies of Gower, to raise Islanders’ concerns about Red Funnel services in advance of a Department for Transport meeting with the company. In his ...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL TELL ISLANDERS NOT TO TURN UP EARLY FOR TIP BOOKINGS AS QUEUES BEGIN TO FORM
Island residents are being urged not to arrive too early for bookings at the local tips following a recent spike in queues building up on the main roads - indicating that the booking system implemented during COVID is beginning to ...
Read moreDetailsCHILD BENEFIT RATE RISE TO BENEFIT ISLE OF WIGHT FAMILIES – WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
Isle of Wight families who claim Child Benefit will automatically receive increased payments from Saturday (6th April). Families with 1 child will now receive up to £1,331 a year – an annual increase of £83.20, and up to £881 a ...
Read moreDetailsTRIAL TO BE HELD AS RYDE MAN DENIES DRINK DRIVING IN BEMBRIDGE
A Ryde man who denies being behind the wheel of a van whilst drunk will learn his fate when the matter goes to trial later this year. Jason Stone, 39, of Garfield Road, denied a single charge of drink driving ...
Read moreDetailsINDUSTRIAL ACTON TO IMPACT ISLAND LINE TRAINS AGAIN FROM TOMORROW
Island Line will be running to an hourly timetable over the coming days, with no trains running at all on Monday (8th April), due to continued industrial action by ASLEF. South Western Railway has confirmed that on Thursday (4th April), ...
Read moreDetailsCOMMUNITY SAYS THANK YOU AS SHOPKEEPERS CHARLES AND LINDA BRADING RETIRE AFTER 32 YEARS
The community of Nettlestone and Seaview gathered to say goodbye to Charles and Linda Brading yesterday (Tuesday), as the respected retail couple hung up their uniform for the last time. For the past 80 years - and over 3 generations ...
Read moreDetailsFORMER CHURCH COULD SOON BECOME A RURAL YOGA STUDIO
From praising God to downward dog - a former Isle of Wight church could be given a new, relaxing lease of life. St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, on Rectory Road, Niton, has been empty for nearly 15 years after it ...
Read moreDetailsUK’S BUTTERFLY WINNERS AND LOSERS OF 2023 REVEALED
The latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) show that 2023 was a mixed picture for butterflies, with some species soaring while others continued worrying declines. Half the 58 species had a better than average year while ...
Read moreDetailsENTRIES FOR 2024’S ISLE OF WIGHT BOOK AWARDS NOW OPEN
Applications for this year’s Isle Of Wight Book Awards are now open. There are 3 categories, with the awards’ founder Hunter Davies judging the fiction books, Alan Titchmarsh will this year be judging the non-fiction entries, and this year they ...
Read moreDetailsLATEST ARTS SOCIETY LECTURE ON ORIENTAL RUGS AND WEAVINGS HEADING TO NORTHWOOD HOUSE
The Arts Society Isle of Wight will be presenting the latest lecture of its season when Brian MacDonald is to talk at Northwood House on Tuesday 9th April. Brian will take you on a journey beginning in Outer Mongolia in ...
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