NO CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR RED FUNNEL STAFF AS COMPANY ADMITS ‘CHALLENGING’ YEAR
Staff at Red Funnel will be going without their Christmas bonus this year due to what has been described as a 'difficult' year for the company, with reduced demand, mechanical faults and higher overheads to blame. With less than a ...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 22ND DECEMBER 2023
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 moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (11TH DECEMBER – 15TH DECEMBER 2023)
Monday 11th December – Friday 15th December 2023 • Michael Knight, of East Cowes Road, East Cowes admitted breaching a community order by failing to comply with the requirements of said order. The existing order was varied and now includes ...
Read moreDetailsFIESTA DRIVER SOUGHT AFTER EVADING POLICE IN PURSUIT
The driver of a Ford Fiesta that led Police on a pursuit towards Brading, narrowly missing other vehicles on the road, is still being sought tonight (Thursday). At around 10:10 this morning, officers spotted a red Ford Fiesta being driven ...
Read moreDetailsTIMETABLE CHANGES FOR RED FUNNEL MEANS FRIDAY TRAVEL DISRUPTION
Red Funnel has announced a number of timetable changes to its vehicle ferry service for tomorrow (Friday) - just as Islanders head home for Christmas. It has been confirmed that due to ongoing essential maintainer on Red Falcon, the 05:15, ...
Read moreDetailsLLOYDS TO SCRAP MOBILE BRANCH SERVICE FOR ISLANDERS FROM MAY 2024
Lloyds Bank has announced that it will be stopping its mobile branch service in Bembridge, Cowes, Freshwater and Sandown by the end of May next year. Following an in-depth review, the decision has been taken to stop the banking service ...
Read moreDetailsSOLENT FUELS’ DEPOT RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING APPLICATION REJECTED BY COUNCIL
Permission has been refused for an Isle of Wight company’s fuel depot despite it being used for 2 years. Solent Fuels was created following the closure of Isle of Wight Fuels in East Cowes back in April 2021, to keep ...
Read moreDetailsTECHNICAL ISSUE SEES HOVERTRAVEL SERVICE GRIND TO A HALT
Services on Hovertravel have been cancelled this evening (Thursday). The cross-Solent travel operator has been forced to suspend its service due to a technical issue. Purchased tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's FastCat service. The next update is expected at ...
Read moreDetailsCONCERNS RAISED OVER CLIFF TOP LODGE PLAN AFTER NEARBY LANDSLIDE
4 residential lodges could be built near the cliff edge in Bonchurch - a plan which has caused some local concern. The plans were submitted at the end of November, just days before a major landslip further up the coast ...
Read moreDetailsALDI MAKES CHANGES TO ITS ‘TOO GOOD TO GO’ FOOD BAG SERVICE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Aldi has extended its reservation window to pick up surplus food bags via Too Good To Go. The move will now mean customers on the Isle of Wight can secure a bag up to 24 hours ahead of the ...
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