Isle of Wight pupils from disadvantaged background are really being let down. They leave secondary school on average nearly 2.5 years behind attainment of Mainland non-disadvantaged peers - that's a 13.5 yo vs a 16 yo.
‘Help is here but we need your support’ say Isle of Wight Foodbank, as new stats show half of children helped by foodbanks over summer holiday months are primary school students.
Southern Vectis drivers got into the summer seasonal spirit this week – by dressing up for a special ‘Hawaiian’ day in aid of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
Polling company YouGov surveyed more than 1,500 people for the CLA - which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses - to highlight public support for continued investment in the countryside post-Brexit.
Sign up now for the Ryde Harriers Fun Run - which is held alongside the Isle of Wight Half Marathon - and you'll be helping The Isle of Wight Youth Trust.
The testing conditions in the Solent today proved too much for the lone occupant of a RIB near Bramble Bank, who needed rescuing after he was thrown into the wind-tossed water.
Street artist ATM took inspiration from the lush seagrass meadows off Ryde for his latest wildlife portrait, a cuttlefish, over the Solent at Portsmouth City Museum.
The overspends on the cost of the floating bridge are simply staggering. Looking at all the costs paid so far, the ship builders appear to be the only contractor who has remained within the original contract sum.
The new chair says he's hoping he'll be able to raise the profile of the AONB and increase the strength of the designation through the development of a new management plan.