The figures for May show that patients at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust spent a total of 171 days waiting to be discharged or transferred to a different care facility - equivalent to over six months of waiting time.
After News OnTheWight broke the story of the food vouchers for school holidays being withdrawn earlier this week, Isle of Wight council have now announced they will be issuing a one-off emergency food vouchers
This is quite a coup for the Friends of Frank James, not to mention the Isle of Wight. It's certain to shine a spotlight on the years of neglect of the important landmark. Well done to all involved for making it happen.
With 17 species of bee now found to be extinct the head of the Wildlife Trust says we urgently need to increase the space for nature – making our homes, gardens, farms and wider countryside better for bees
Seely said a ban, combined with a marine reserve - such as the one in Lyme Bay where fishing and other activity is allowed as long as none are damaging to the seabed or to nature conservation - would be very good news for the Isle of Wight
Last October Wightlink urged Andrew Turner to highlight the dangers of including ferry ports in the proposed Marine Conservation Zone in the Solent. Three of the six Hampshire and the Isle of Wight sites have now been dropped from the consultation.
These providers already successfully delivering a range of services supporting people with mental health conditions, providing wellbeing interventions, employment support and crisis prevention and intervention