This year’s award makes it the fifth successive gold medal received for Ventnor Park. Well done to all involved in its wonderful upkeep.

The Corporate Plan - which runs until one year before the end of the Conservatives' term in power - sets out their aspirations and targets for the coming three and ten years.

The Marine Conservation Society advise beach-goers to avoid touching the man o' war as their sting can be painful and in rare cases, fatal.

Well done to everyone involved in the £1.6 million makeover of Northwood Cemetery. It took nearly 8,000 hours of volunteer time and the dedication of countless contractors and suppliers.

Bob Seely met with Gurit this week to understand their decision to axe 70 jobs on the Isle of Wight. He discovered it's the technical hub for Gurit worldwide with the company saying it's confident of its future here.

It is only the raw milk from this popular Isle of Wight farm that was affected. All other products are unaffected by the Ecoli outbreak. Guidance included and the farm has sent OnTheWight a statement.

Congratulations to Trevor Blaney from the Isle of Wight Pop Up Soup Kitchen who last night picked up the 2017 Observer Food Monthly Award for 'local food hero'. Well deserved!

The council are actively pitching around for 'partners' to take it over. What's unclear is why this is happening when the Friends of Dinosaur Isle have been trying to take it off the council's hands for eight years.

The Isle of Wight an area that has difficulty attracting trainee GPs, so is included in the scheme offering £20,000 'golden hellos'.

The leader of the Isle of Wight council this afternoon suggested that skilled workers who are set to lose their jobs at BAE Systems and Gurit should apply for jobs at the new call centre.

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, was singing the praises of several initiatives taking place on the Island where art is being used to help improve health and well-being.