Old Smithy News Today

THE police said that they have received numerous complaints around parking outside The Old Smithy Fish and Chips shop in Roose.

You might imagine that from Silicon Valley to the wilds of North Devon is a bit of a stretch. For Michael Birch, however, who with his wife Xochi founded Bebo, the social networking website in 2005, it's something of a circular journey. In the village of Woolsery – this is the shortened version of its full name of Woolfardisworthy, because this is, rather unusually, a village with two names – his great-grandparents built the village shop and his grandmother was born above it. Many of hi...

Woolsery is a film-set perfect holiday spot with a deep transatlantic connection

We asked our readers what their favourite takeaways were and the choices left us salivating at the thought of them all!

The pub has undergone a significant revamp

PLANS to create two flats out of a bakehouse to the rear of 38, Main Street, High Bentham, have been lodged with North Yorkshire Council.

Guests joined Isle of Wight business Top Mops at the Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa to celebrate its 25th birthday, last month.

More than 100 guests joined Top Mops at the Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa to celebrate 25 years in business.

Editor Hamish Kilburn sits down with Hannah Lohan, Creative Director at New Heritage Design ahead of Independent Hotel Show 2023 in London...

Food hygiene inspectors on the Isle of Wight have been busy rating hotels, restaurants, shops and food trucks in the last couple of months.