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Popular three star Island hotel works approved

Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter Nov 29, 2024

A popular hotel will get a new changing room to serve its outside swimming pool – so bathers don’t have…

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Town Council approves thousands of pounds of carnival funding

Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter Nov 29, 2024

A town council has approved thousands of pounds in event grants including for one of the Island’s most celebrated summer…

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Sandown hotel is sold after 45 years of family ownership

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 29, 2024

The Trouville Hotel, a historic fixture on Sandown’s seafront, has been sold after 45 years under the ownership of the…

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A two-day charity event, to raise funds for Men Only IoW, took the FuBar in Ryde by storm over the…

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Get ready for an exciting day of sewing at Juki Day, on Saturday December 7, from 10am to 4pm, at…

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The Wight Brainy Bunch is returning to Ryde Fire Station tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 4.30pm, for their seventh Christmas…

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After a very successful run at Ventnor Fringe, Apollo Youth Theatre is presenting an exciting piece of physical theatre with…

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Leeson Road, between Shanklin and Ventnor, will re-open on Sunday morning (December 1). The road will be fully open to…

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Today (Friday) the Island’s two MPs will be voting on their first issue of conscience since they started their new…

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The Island was battered by Storm Bert over the weekend, with fallen trees and masonry blocking roads and local flooding.…

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WightAID supports more good causes

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 29, 2024

A charity supporting the most vulnerable babies at St Mary’s Hospital has received the largest donation in WightAID’s October grant…

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