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Todays WeatherResearchers at the University of Portsmouth have found that, contrary to popular belief, the rate of food hypersensitivity is not rising.Â
In a three-year £600,000 research funded by the Food Standards Agency, Dr Carina Venter studied nearly all the babies born in one year on the Isle of Wight. The number of babies believed by their mothers to be allergic to some foods is disproportionate to the actual number found to be allergic, according to a study. (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports: The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have announced new powers to stop benefit fraudsters in their tracks.
From March DWP fraud investigators will use information held by credit reference agencies to pinpoint benefit cheats who are living together but claiming to be single for benefit purposes. (more…)
Hundreds of cheap imitation sunglasses computer games, music compact discs and DVDs with a street value of around £5,000 have been crushed by Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards Officers in a clamp down on rogue traders.  Â
Where possible, goods are recycled, or reused. However, the discs could not be rewritten and officers could not be sure that the sunglasses were safe against ultraviolet rays. (more…)
Trail Break’s long running Isle of Wight MTB Festival has a new name and a new challenge for 2008; ‘Big Wight’.
The Isle of Wight MTB Festival formerly “Wight Diamond”, has been run every year since 1996, growing from a two day navigator competition into the multi event and full social weekend is today. (more…)
Jenny Button reports:Â Isle of Wight based clothing company Rapanui has a fair claim to being the greenest clothing company in the world, on its credentials alone.Â
The Island business is run on bio diesel, whilst Rapanui use a London warehousing and distribution unit also powered solely by green energy. (more…)
The public is being asked to help shape what will become one of the most important documents outlining the future of the Isle of Wight.
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The Island Plan is the policy document that will, in stages, replace the Unitary Development Plan and become the blueprint for the way the Island moves forward in planning terms. (more…)
The consultation period for Isle of Wight Council’s three options for educational reform continues this week with more public meetings. Almost 350 people attended the meeting at Ventnor Middle School with half a dozen people unable to get in due to capacity being reached. (more…)
An Isle of Wight organisation that helps elderly and disabled people to make repairs and adaptations to their homes, has won a national award for the quality of its service.
“Anchor Staying Put”, Home Improvement Agency has been Commended in the Good Practice category at the Annual Home Improvement Agency Awards, held in Westminster. (more…)
A brief stint on the ocean wave helped one young Isle of Wight photographer sail to victory in the JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) Round the Island Race Photo Competition.
Yachts & Yachting Magazine as organisers of the competition put a call out for entries of the best photographs from everyone attending the JPMAM Round the Island Race in 2007 and to judge the winners was none other than Sir Robin Knox Johnston. (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports:Â Blue Badge Scheme getting fit for purpose in the 21st century.Â
Proposals to increase the reach of the Disabled Parking scheme to more people who need it and make it easier to take action against those who steal, forge or fraudulently use a Blue Badge have been put out for consultation. (more…)
The Isle of Wight Council library service will be temporarily closing most of its branch libraries for one day, from tomorrow on noted dates to facilitate staff training.
Individual branch library temporary closure dates are as follows: Ryde Library - Tuesday, January 29th:Â Newport Library - Wednesday, January 30th:Â Bembridge Library - Tuesday, February 5th:Â Cowes Library - Tuesday, (more…)
Island Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information after two arsons in Ryde during the early hours of Sunday, January 27th.
The first incident occurred at 6.38am at an address in Jellicoe Road. Some form of accelerant had been poured through the letterbox and the front door set on fire. Damage was also caused to the front windows. (more…)
Following a positive identification on Thursday, January 24th, police can now name the man who was found dead in his car at the bottom of cliffs at Alum Bay. (more…)