The owner of a Cowes business is facing a large bill after a successful Isle of Wight Council Environmental Health Department prosecution. A total of five hygiene offences were found at The Bahar Tandoori Restaurant Cowes, during a routine inspection in March 2009…

A party of Chinese teachers and education officials will be given a jazzy welcome by Carisbrooke High School Jazz Band as they arrive on the Isle of Wight for a three day international visit tomorrow. Children from a variety of schools will wave flags and present flowers, while some children from Niton Primary have been learning how to speak Mandarin to give them a traditional Chinese welcome…

Following a review of the usage of Isle of Wight Council help centres, the local authority will be reducing the opening hours at some of the centres. The changes are aimed at providing efficiency savings and also reflect the increasing use of customers using the Internet and telephone to access services…

Isle of Wight based organisations are being encouraged to apply for grants of between £2,500 – £120,000 to help provide fun-filled activities for disabled children. The funding available under the ‘Aiming High for Disabled Children’ programme..

The popular annual Wight 2B Heard event, where over 200 young people have the opportunity to discuss and debate major issues, will be held at Cowes Yacht Haven…

The Isle of Wight Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses and representatives of the Isle of Wight Council have met to discuss issues vital to small businesses on the Island. The FSB wants regular consultation with the Council to ensure that the views of its 970 island members are heard…

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been named as Fire Service of the Year at an awards ceremony organised by Improvement and Efficiency South East. Chief Fire Officer Paul Street said: “We are delighted to be named as Fire Service of the Year…

The identity of the developer to build 850 new homes on a 58 acre Isle of Wight Council-owned site off Pan Estate is expected to be revealed this month. In advance of that decision we can reveal, a masterplan and detailed design involving the flora and fauna, has already been drawn up…